Wallabia bicolor

Swamp Wallaby at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

	Wallabia bicolor	4 Dec 2019	DonFletcher
	Wallabia bicolor	4 Dec 2019	fledgeling

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I've tentatively identified this as a swamp wallaby by comparison with pictures of various wallabies. The paws to the wrists and the tail were very dark.

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DonFletcher wrote:

5 Dec 2019

Hi Fledgling, well identified. This species is also, and more appropriately, known as the Black Wallaby. They are present in most units of Canberra Nature Park, especially the ones that have shrubby vegetation and the larger ones. But unlike Eastern Grey Kangaroos, they do not penetrate many suburbs as far as this one has. In some places, including the Ainslie-Majura Reserve, there are also Red-necked Wallabies.

fledgeling wrote:

5 Dec 2019

Ah! Thank you, Don! It was a delight to open my front door and find this lovely creature just three metres away.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.147700 -35.260100
Altitude 588.0m
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Dec 2019 12:00 AM Recorded on
fledgeling Recorded by
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fledgeling Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Kangaroos & Wallabies Mammals

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Unknown Gender

Species information

Wallabia bicolor Scientific name
Swamp Wallaby Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1338.8m Recorded at altitude
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