Short-eared Rock-wallaby

Taxobox
name = Short-eared Rock-wallabyMSW3 Groves|pages=67]


status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
status_ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group|year=1996|id=40570|title=Petrogale brachyotis|downloaded=31 December 2006 ]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
subclassis = Marsupialia
ordo = Diprotodontia
familia = Macropodidae
genus = "Petrogale"
species = "P. brachyotis"
binomial = "Petrogale brachyotis"
binomial_authority = (Gould, 1841)

The Short-eared Rock-wallaby ("Petrogale brachyotis") is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its two closest relatives, the Nabarlek ("Petrogale concinna") and the Monjon ("Petrogale burbidgei").cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|pages=126]

The Short-eared Rock-wallaby is a gregarious vegetarian, found in rocky hills and gorges. It is variable in its appearance but is generally grey-brown with white areas around its face and legs. It is not considered threatened.

A number of subspecies have been recognised, but these are probably invalid.

References

External links

* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Petrogale_brachyotis.html Animal Diversity Web]