Swamp Wallaby
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Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Great Otway National Park
188 Verified records at Great Otway National Park
September 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 188 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Eastern Grey Kangaroo
LC Endemic

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Macropus giganteus

50–60% · Likely
Red-necked Wallaby
LC Endemic

Red-necked Wallaby

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Notamacropus rufogriseus

10–20% · With luck
Koala
VU Endemic

Koala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phascolarctos cinereus

60–70% · Likely
Common Ringtail Possum
LC Endemic

Common Ringtail Possum

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

20–30% · Possible
Common Brushtail
LC Endemic

Common Brushtail

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Trichosurus vulpecula

20–30% · With luck
Yellow-bellied Glider
VU Endemic

Yellow-bellied Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Petaurus australis

10–20% · With luck
Inland Sugar Glider

Inland Sugar Glider

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Petaurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
Long-nosed Potoroo
NT Endemic

Long-nosed Potoroo

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Potorous tridactylus

5–10% · With luck
Feather-tailed Glider
LC Endemic

Feather-tailed Glider

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Acrobates pygmaeus

5–10% · Rare
Eastern Pygmy Possum
LC

Eastern Pygmy Possum

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cercartetus nanus

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Great Otway National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 188 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Wallaby in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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