Godman's Rock-wallaby

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Godman's Rock-wallaby[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Petrogale
Species: P. godmani
Binomial name
Petrogale godmani
Thomas, 1923

Godman's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale godmani) is a diprotodont marsupial, and a rather typical rock-wallaby. It is found in northern and north-eastern Queensland, Australia. This rock-wallaby is found in low open forest, open scrub, or montane regions, often near the coast. It shelters in rocky terrain adjacent to feeding areas. Godman's Rock-wallaby is a noctidiurnal gregarious territorial folivore.

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  1. ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 67. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Petrogale godmani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006.

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