Swamp wallaby
Species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Swamp wallaby?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia.[3] This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Queensland), and black stinker (in New South Wales) on account of its characteristic swampy odour.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Swamp wallaby | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
Genus: | Wallabia Trouessart, 1905[2] |
Species: | W. bicolor |
Binomial name | |
Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) | |
Swamp wallaby range |
Close
The swamp wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia.[4]