Purple-necked Rock Wallaby
Petrogale purpureicollis
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
The purple-necked rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis) is a species of rock-wallaby first described in 1924 by Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, then director of the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, who noted a purple colouration around the neck and cranial features that distinguish it from other rock-wallaby species. The purple colouration was thought by some sceptical scientists to be due to the animal rubbing against a dye, but the animal does in fact secrete a purple pigment. The pigment is known to wash off in the rain and fade away after death, causing some possible confusion with other…
Le pétrogale à col pourpre (Petrogale purpureicollis) est une espèce de marsupial de la famille des Macropodidés. Répartition et habitat Cette espèce est endémique du Queensland en Australie. Il vit dans des zones rocheuses, souvent dans les bois d'eucalyptus ou d'acacia.
Petrogale es un género de marsupiales diprotodontos de la familia Macropodidae conocidos vulgarmente como ualabíes rupestres. Son endémicos de Australia continental. Especies Se reconocen 17 especies de Petrogale Género Petrogale Grupo de Petrogale brachyotis Petrogale brachyotis (Ualabí rupestre de orejas cortas) Petrogale burbidgei (Monjon) Petrogale concinna (Nabarlek) Petrogale wilkinsi (Ualabí rupestre levantino de orejas cortas) Grupo de Petrogale xanthopus Petrogale persephone (Ualabí rupestre de Proserpine) Petrogale rothschildi (Ualabí rupestre de Rothschild) Petrogale…
Distribution
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