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Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby · オグロワラビー)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 20 kg equals one 20 kg bag of rice, and its average height of 70 cm is similar to the height of a dining table (about 70–75 cm) (Comparison).
- 💡 Swamp Wallaby skins are sold commercially, with about 1,500 skins brought to market each year in Queensland alone.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Swamp Wallaby lives in dense forests, woodlands, and along swamps, and is active alone at night in Australia.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its forelimbs are much smaller than its hindlimbs and are used for handling food or moving slowly. Its hindfeet are long and lack a big toe, making them well suited for hopping on two legs. Average height is about 70 cm, and males weigh 12.3–20.5 kg.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It is an herbivore that eats soft plants such as buds, ferns, leaves, shrubs, and grasses. It is known as the only marsupial whose gestation period (33–38 days) is longer than its estrous cycle (average 34 days).
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2016) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40575/21952658
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1000317
- • iucnredlist.org — 21952658
- • wikidata.org — Q735179
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Swamp-Wallaby-Feeding-3,-Vic,-Jan.2008.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Wallabia bicolor
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Rachel T Mason · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.