Wallabia bicolor

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIPROTODONTIA	MACROPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Wallabia bicolor

Species Authority:

(Desmarest, 1804)

Common Name/s:

English

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Swamp Wallaby

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Menkhorst, P., Denny, M., Ellis, M., Winter, J., Burnett, S., Lunney, D. & van Weenen, J.

Evaluator/s:

Lamoreux, J. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, large population, occurrence in numerous protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, lack of major threats, and because its population is probably increasing along with its expanding range.

History:

2000	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Hilton-Taylor 2000)
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to eastern Australia, where it ranges from Cape York, Queensland in the north, to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia (Merchant 2008). There are populations of this species on the islands of Fraser, Bribie, Moreton, and North and South Stradbroke, Queensland (Merchant 2008). It occurs from sea level up to at least 1,800 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Australia
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species (Merchant 2008), and its population is expanding along the western drainages of its range. On the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland it is a scarce species. Its range is also expanding in south-east South Australia.
Population Trend:	Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is generally a solitary species, associated with dense vegetation within various forest, woodland, heath, and scrub type habitats. It can be found grazing in pasture, agricultural crops, and exotic tree plantations (Merchant 2008). The species breeds throughout the year, when both sexes are between 15 and 18 months old (Merchant 2008). A single young is born after a gestation period of 33 to 38 days; the young have a pouch life of eight to nine months (Merchant 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

It is generally a solitary species, associated with dense vegetation within various forest, woodland, heath, and scrub type habitats. It can be found grazing in pasture, agricultural crops, and exotic tree plantations (Merchant 2008). The species breeds throughout the year, when both sexes are between 15 and 18 months old (Merchant 2008). A single young is born after a gestation period of 33 to 38 days; the young have a pouch life of eight to nine months (Merchant 2008).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in numerous protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in numerous protected areas.

Citation:	Menkhorst, P., Denny, M., Ellis, M., Winter, J., Burnett, S., Lunney, D. & van Weenen, J. 2008. Wallabia bicolor. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2009.
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