There are many varieties of wallabies so, depending on the species, their colour varies from reddish-brown to grey, some having a darker nose, feet and tail.
The Antilopine wallaroo (also known as the Antilopine kangaroo) has a reddish-tan back with paler fur on its belly. Females sometimes lack the red-tan tinge, and may be mostly grey. Both males and females have black-tipped forepaws and hind feet.
The Swamp Wallaby is one of the darker wallabies. It has dark coloured extremities and a red-brown coloured belly.
Swamp wallaby was created in 1804.
The swamp wallaby is nocturnal, so is most active at night.
One of the most common predator of the swamp wallaby tends to be domestic dogs left unsupervised. The dingo and foxes are also predators of the wallaby, and feral cats can pose a threat to younger animals.
There is more than one species of wallaby which is endangered. Rock wallabies are most vulnerable. Wallabies with a conservation status of "endangered" include the following (among others):Brush tailed rock wallabyYellow footed rock wallabyProserpine rock-wallabyBridled nailtail wallabyBanded hare-wallaby
There are different types of wallaby grass. All wallaby grass belongs to the Austrodanthonia species. Scientific names include:Common Wallaby-Grass: Austrodanthonia caespitosaBristly Wallaby-Grass: Austrodanthonia setaceaCommon Swamp Wallaby-Grass: Amphibromus nervosusBudawangs Wallaby-Grass: Plinthanthesis rodwayiRinged Wallaby-Grass: AustrodanthoniacaespitoseThere are nearly 30 species of wallaby grass. Each one has its own scientific name. The genus for wallaby grass is Austrodanthonia. You can follow the link below to the names of 25 Austrodanthonia species.
There are over 60 members of the kangaroo family, and some of the smaller ones tend towards chocolate brown in colour, and a stockier build. In some regions, the swamp wallaby would fit this description. Various types of rock wallabies also fit this description, such as the brush-tailed rock wallaby.
There are several dozen species of wallaby, and the wallaby is also not within its own biological group. Their classification is as follows:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: DiprotodontiaFamily: MacropodidaeGenus: MacropusThe Genus and subsequently the species differ. Depending on the species, wallabies may be in the genus Wallabia (swamp wallaby), Petrogale (rock wallabies), Lagorchestes(hare wallabies) or Macropus.
There are dozens of species of wallabies, and some are rare and endangered. However, species such as the swamp wallaby are very common, and can be found virtually wherever there is bushland.
There are about 30 different species of wallaby. Some of these include: * Agile Wallaby * Black-striped Wallaby * Tammar Wallaby * Toolache Wallaby * Western Brush Wallaby * Parma Wallaby * Pretty-faced Wallaby * Red-necked Wallaby * Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby * Northern Nail-tail Wallaby * Short-eared Rock-wallaby * Proserpine Rock-wallaby * Rothschild's Rock-wallaby * Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby * Allied Rock-wallaby * Cape York Rock-wallaby * Godman's Rock-wallaby * Herbert's Rock-wallaby * Black-flanked Rock-wallaby * Mareeba Rock-wallaby * Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby * Purple-necked Rock-wallaby * Mt. Claro Rock-wallaby * Banded Hare-wallaby * Spectacled Hare-wallaby * Rufous Hare-wallaby * Eastern Hare-wallaby
Despite its name, the swamp wallaby does not live in swamps. Its preferred habitat is dense woodland or bushland undergrowth or sandstone heath, but there can be swampy marshland in their habitat.
The Brush-tailed rock wallaby is found in Australia's alpine areas. It is a rock wallaby, not a brush wallaby.
There are swamp wallabies, scrub wallabies and rock wallabies. The average rock wallaby can jump two and a half times its own height, and can safely leap down from much greater heights. In normal jumping, their focus is more on forward speed and distance, rather than height.