Western Short-eared Rock-wallaby
Petrogale brachyotis
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale wilkinsi), the nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) and the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei). Taxonomy The species was described by John Gould in 1841.
Le pétrogale à oreilles courtes (Petrogale brachyotis) une espèce de pétrogale trouvée dans le Nord de l'Australie. Il est encore très mal connu. Description Il mesure 55 cm de haut et sa queue fait 50 cm.
El ualabí rupestre de orejas cortas (Petrogale brachyotis) es una especie de marsupial diprotodonto de la familia Macropodidae endémica del norte de Australia, concretamente de la parte norte del Territorio del Norte y Australia Occidental. Es mucho más grande que las dos especies que le son más cercanas, Petrogale concinna (nabarlek) y Petrogale burbidgei (monjon). Han sido identificadas algunas subespecies, pero probablemente son inválidas.
Distribution
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