Species Petrogale brachyotis (Gould, 1841)
Short-eared Rock-wallaby
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Briscoe, D.A., Calaby, J.H., Close, R.L., Maynes, G.M., Murtagh, C.E. & Sharman, G.B. 1982. Isolation, introgression and genetic variation in rock-wallabies. pp. 73-87 in Groves, R.H. & Ride, W.D.L (eds). Species at Risk: Research in Australia. Proceedings of a symposium on the biology of rare and endangered species in Australia, sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science and held in Canberra, 25 and 26 November 1981. Canberra : Australian Academy of Science. [74]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Groote Eylandt and Sir Edward Pellew Group in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
IBRA
NT: Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, folivore, low open forest, montane, nocturnal, open scrub, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
Shelters in rocky terrain adjacent to feeding areas.
General References
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., Johnston, P.G. & Lowry, P.S. 1992. Chromosomal rearrangements in rock wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) VII. G-banding analysis of Petrogale brachyotis and P. concinna: species with dramatically altered karyotypes. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 61: 34-39
Jarman, P.J. 1994. The eating of seedheads by species of Macropodidae. Australian Mammalogy 17: 51-63
Lundie-Jenkins, G. & Findlay, E. 1997. Distribution and status of rock-wallabies in the Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 19: 175-182
Pearson, D.J. & Kinnear, J.E. 1997. A review of the distribution, status and conservation of rock-wallabies in Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 19: 137-152
Potter, S., Close, R.L., Taggart, D.A., Cooper, S.J.B. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 2014. Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). IV. Multifaceted study of the brachyotis group identifies additional taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology 62: 401-414
Press, A.J. 1988. The distribution and status of macropods (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 11: 103-108
Sharman, G.B., Maynes, G.M., Eldridge, M.D.B. & Close, R.L. 1995. Short-eared Rock-wallaby Petrogale brachyotis. pp. 367-368 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Telfer, W.R. & Eldridge, M.D.B. 2010. High levels of mitochondrial DNA divergence within short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) populations in northern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 58(2): 104-112
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Short-eared Rock-wallaby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2015 | Petrogale Gray, 1837 | 08-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |