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Also known as Wallabia bicolor

species of mammal

OverviewAI-generated

The swamp wallaby (*Wallabia bicolor*) is a species of mammal within the genus *Wallabia*. It is the only species in its genus and is endemic to Australia. The taxon was described by Desmarest in 1804. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2016.

The longest observed lifespan for this species is 16.8 years. The swamp wallaby is classified under the class Mammalia.

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Species

Least Concern

Swamp Wallaby

species

Observations19,727

黑尾袋鼠(学名:Wallabia bicolor)是袋鼠科黑尾袋鼠属中唯一的一个种。与其它小袋鼠相比它在身体结构和繁殖方式上有所不同,因此自成一属,而没有被列入大袋鼠属。

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. 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.

The swamp wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “swamp wallaby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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