Wallabia bicolor

Swamp Wallaby at Denman Prospect, ACT

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Identification history

Wallabia bicolor	25 Sep 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Wallabia bicolor	25 Sep 2020	DonFletcher
Notamacropus rufogriseus	25 Sep 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	25 Sep 2020	Jean

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I have not seen a Swamp Wallaby on Bluetts Block before. Red-necked Wallaby have been seen.

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DonFletcher wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Hi Jean and Michael, we recorded both wallaby species in the camera traps at Bluett's Block. This is a Black (Swamp) Wallaby. It lacks red on its rump and has darker, longer back fur than a RNW. The reddish fur on top of the head and on the back of the ears is normal for this species. (Red-necked Wallaby would have been better named as red-rumped. )

Jean wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Many thanks to both for clarification.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Sep 2020

Thanks Don

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