The bark is smooth on the trunk and branches, pale orange to creamy-pink when newly exposed, fading to grey before it is shed.

[4][6][7][8][9] Eucalyptus bigalerita was first formally described in 1859 by Ferdinand von Mueller and the description was published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany.

[8][12] Eucalyptus bigalerita belongs to a small group of species closely related to the red gums.

In Western Australia it occurs along watercourses and low-lying flats in the Kimberley region where it grows in alluvium or sandy soils.

[7] In the Northern Territory it is found across the Top End, including the Tiwi Islands, the Cobourg Peninsula and as far south as Daly Waters.