Swamp Wallaby

FACTS


SCIENTIFIC NAME

Wallabia bicolor

CONSERVATION STATUS

Least Concern

WEIGHT

15 - 20 Kilograms

LIFESPAN

15 Years

DIET

They feed on grasses, shrubs and ferns.

HABITAT

The Swamp Wallaby is found along the East coast of Australia – Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, in woodland, brigalow scrub and coastal heath.

DESCRIPTION

Typically, wallabies have 16 chromosomes; however Swamp Wallabies differ to this – males have 11 and females have 10. Zoologists classify this wallaby as the only member of the genus Wallabia. Swamp Wallabies breed at any time of year. Females start to mate when they are already pregnant, so that their pregnancies overlap. Joeys remain in the pouch for 9 months and mature at the age of 15-18 months.