In the world of ecology we call that a generalist. In the kangaroo world, one dietary generalist is the swamp wallaby.

Happy to browse from a diversity of plants, swamp wallaby diets include forbs, ferns, shrubs, grasses, sedges, rushes and vines. Underground fruiting fungi are also an important part of their diet. Truffles - why yes, I don't mind if I do.

This makes swamp wallabies important dispersers for fungi, reintroducing spores back to environments after disturbances like fire.

Swamp wallabies are among the more widespread wallabies in eastern Australia where they occupy small, overlapping home ranges up to 16ha, of similar sizes for both sexes. Scientists have studied their habitat choice by counting their distinctive poops. At an impressive average of 73 scats per day in captive populations, they provide quite the opportunity for tracking.

Like all big animals, swamp wallabies are an ecosystem of their own.

More than 50 species of parasites infect swamp wallabies including flatworms, roundworms and arthropods such as ticks. A parasite they carry that also infects domestic animals is one that humans imported with livestock - the tapeworm.

Populations of swamp wallabies that live close to humans are threatened by roadkill in many places.

If you hit an animal, it's a good idea to pull over and check whether it can be saved. Often kangaroos and wallabies have pouch young that can be taken to a wildlife carer and hand raised.

If not, moving the carcass off the road will prevent birds of prey from suffering a similar fate.

Often the negative implications of human settlement can be severe for wildlife but there are ways to reduce our impact. It's important that we help as much as we can if we want swamp wallabies to stick around.