Swamp Wallaby
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Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Booderee National Park
76 Verified records at Booderee National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-necked Wallaby
LC Endemic

Red-necked Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus rufogriseus

20–30% · Possible
Common Brushtail
LC Endemic

Common Brushtail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trichosurus vulpecula

40–50% · Likely
Common Wombat
LC Endemic

Common Wombat

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Vombatus ursinus

Insufficient data
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
70–80%
2 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
11 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Wallaby in Booderee National Park?

About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swamp Wallaby in Booderee National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Wallaby in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.

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