Swamp Wallaby (Macropus bicolor)

Other common names: Black Wallaby, Black-tailed Wallaby, Black Pademelon, Stinker

Size: Males to 847mm, Females to 750mm (head and body length)

Tail length: Males to 862mm, Females to 728mm

Weight: Males to 20kg, Females to 15kg

Development: Sexually mature at 15-18 months. Young vacate the pouch at about 36 weeks and suckle at foot until about 15 months old.

Natural Habitat: Rainforests, sclerophyll forests and woodlands with a dense understorey and heathlands.

Natural Diet: Browses on shrubs, pine seedlings, rushes, fungi, vines, ferns and grasses.

Natural Behaviour: Nocturnal

Social Behaviour: Generally solitary.