Allied rock-wallaby
| Allied rock-wallaby[1] | |
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| Allied Rock Wallaby on Magnetic Island, Queensland | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Petrogale |
| Species: | P. assimilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 | |
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| Allied rock-wallaby range | |
The allied rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is very similar to six other species of rock-wallaby found in this area, including the Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata), and Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti).[3]
The allied rock-wallaby is found in the hinterland of Townsville, and also on Magnetic and Palm Islands. There are few distinguishing features from its close relatives in the field.
References
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 66–67. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ Winter, J., Burnett, S. & Martin, R. 2008. Petrogale assimilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
External links
- Petrogale assimilis. Animal Diversity Web
Further reading
- Spencer, P. B. S., & Speare, R. (1992). Hematology of wild allied rock-wallabies, Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 (Marsupialia, Macropodidae), in North Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 40(4), 355-64.