Marsh wallaby

"The swamp wallaby is a solitary animal: they like to live alone."

Moeraswallaby

  • Wallabia bicolor

    Scientific name

  • Oost-Australië

    Habitat

  • Bladeren, gras en (giftige) planten

    Food

  • Ongeveer 15 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 10-20 kg

    Weight

  • 66-85 cm

    Length

  • 1

    Number of youngsters

  • 33 tot 38 dagen

    Wear time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Ja

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 15

    years, that's how old a swamp wallaby gets

  • 20

    kilo, that's how much a swamp wallaby can weigh

  • 33

    days, that's how long a swamp wallaby is pregnant

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The swamp wallaby is a small species of kangaroo. Its fur is dark brown to black. On its belly, the fur is light yellow to orange in color. A swamp wallaby's tail is about as long as the rest of its body, 65 to 86 centimeters long. They like to live alone. Very occasionally they are seen eating together. They eat soft plants, such as leaves, grasses and ferns.

As 'big' as a bean

A mother can have a young in her belly as well as in her pouch. After about 35 days, a young is born. When swamp wallabies are born, they are the size of a bean and weigh 1 gram. As fast as he can, he then climbs to the pouch. Here it can drink milk and grow. Only after 8 to 9 months does the youngster take a look outside the pouch. Very occasionally, twins are born.

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