Species Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877
Allied Rock-wallaby
- Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, E.P. 1877. Description of a supposed new species of Rock Wallaby from the Palm Islands; on the north-east coast of Australia, proposed to be called Petrogale assimilis. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 359-361 (1875-1876) [360].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Palm Is., N of Townsville, QLD. - Petrogale puella Thomas, O. 1926. On various animals obtained during Capt. Wilkin's expedition in Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 17: 625-635 [June 1926] [627].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 25.8.1.50 ♀ adult skin & skull, upper Flinders River and Torrens Creek, N QLD (label on holotype skin reads 'Flinders R., Glendower Stn').
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1992. Taxonomy of rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia : Macropodidae). I. A revision of the eastern Petrogale with the description of three new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 603-625
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Present on Palm and Magnetic Islands.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, folivore, gregarious, herbivore, low open forest, montane, noctidurnal, open scrub, terrestrial, territorial, tussock grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
Inhabits rocky outcrops, river gorges, etc. adjacent to feeding areas of grassland.
General References
Barker, S.C. 1990. Behaviour and social organisation of the allied rock-wallaby Petrogale assimilis, Ramsey, 1877 (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Australian Wildlife Research 17: 301-311
Bleistein, S., Horsup, A. & Ganslosser, U. 1994. Border conflicts among territorial rock wallabies (Petrogale assimilis). Aggressive Behavior 20: 325-333
Clancy, T.F. & Close, R.L. 1997. Queensland rock-wallabies - An overview of their conservation status, threats and management. Australian Mammalogy 19: 169-174
Close, R.L. & Bell, J.N. 1990. Age estimation of pouch young of the allied rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) in captivity. Australian Wildlife Research 17: 359-367
Delany, R. 1997. Population dynamics of the allied rock-wallaby P. assimilis: Implications for conservation. Australian Mammalogy 19: 199-208
Delany, R. 1997. Reproductive ecology of the allied rock-wallaby, P. assimilis. Australian Mammalogy 19: 209-218
Delany, R. & De'ath, G. 1990. Age estimation and growth rates of captive and wild pouch young of Petrogale assimilis. Australian Wildlife Research 17: 491-499
Delany, R. & Marsh, H. 1995. Estimating the age of wild rock wallabies by dental radiography - a basis for quantifying the age structure of a discrete colony of Petrogale assimilis. Wildlife Research 22: 547-559
Eldridge, M.D.B. 1997. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). II. An historical review. Australian Mammalogy 19: 113-122
Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close , R.L. 1995. Allied rock-wallaby. pp. 365-366 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The mammals of Australia. The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Horsup, A. 1994. Home range of the allied rock-wallaby, Petrogale assimilus. Wildlife Research 21: 65-84
Horsup, A. & Marsh, H. 1992. The diet of the allied rock-wallaby, Petrogale assimilis, in the wet-dry tropics. Wildlife Research 19: 17-33
Jarman, P.J. 1994. The eating of seedheads by species of Macropodidae. Australian Mammalogy 17: 51-63
Merchant, J.C., Marsh, H., Spencer, P. & De'ath, G. 1996. Milk composition and production in free-living allied rock-wallabies, Petrogale assimilis. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 659-674
Spencer, P.B.S. 1991. Evidence of predation by a feral cat, Felis catus (Carnivora: Felidae) on an isolated rock-wallaby colony in tropical Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 14: 143-144
Spencer, P.B.S., Adams, M., Marsh, H., Miller, D.J. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 1997. High levels of genetic variability in an isolated colony of rock-wallabies (Petrogale assimilis): Evidence from three classes of molecular markers. Australian Journal of Zoology 45: 199-210
Spencer, P.B.S., Horsup, A.B. & Marsh, H.D. 1998. Enhancement of reproductive success through mate choice in a social rock-wallaby, Petrogale assimilis (Macropodidae) as revealed by microsatellite markers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 43: 1-9
Spencer, P.B.S. & Speare, R. 1992. Haematology of wild allied rock-wallabies, Petrogale assimilis Ramsay,1877 (Marsupialia: Macropodidae), in north Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 40: 355-364
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Allied Rock-wallaby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |