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| name = Short-eared rock-wallaby<ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=67}}</ref> |
| name = Short-eared rock-wallaby<ref name=MSW>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=67}}</ref> |
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| image = Short-eared rock wallaby in Kakadu.jpg |
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| image_caption = Short-eared rock-wallaby in [[Kakadu National Park]] |
| image_caption = Short-eared rock-wallaby in [[Kakadu National Park]] |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia |
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| ordo = [[Diprotodontia]] |
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| familia = [[Macropodidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Petrogale]]'' |
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| species = '''''brachyotis''''' |
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| binomial_authority = ([[John Gould|Gould]], 1841) |
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The '''short-eared rock-wallaby''' (''Petrogale brachyotis'') is a species of [[rock-wallaby]] found in northern [[Australia]], in the northernmost parts of [[Northern Territory]] and [[Western Australia]]. It is much larger than its two closest relatives, the [[nabarlek]] (''Petrogale concinna'') and the [[monjon]] (''Petrogale burbidgei'').<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=126}}</ref> |
The '''short-eared rock-wallaby''' (''Petrogale brachyotis'') is a species of [[rock-wallaby]] found in northern [[Australia]], in the northernmost parts of [[Northern Territory]] and [[Western Australia]]. It is much larger than its two closest relatives, the [[nabarlek]] (''Petrogale concinna'') and the [[monjon]] (''Petrogale burbidgei'').<ref name=Menkhorst>{{cite book|last=Menkhorst|first=Peter|year=2001|title=A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=126}}</ref> |
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== Taxonomy == |
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The species was described by John Gould in 1841, |
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In 2014 a genetic and morphological study identified a separate species, the [[Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby]] (''Petrogale wilkinsi''), previously thought to be ''P. brachyotis''. It occurs in the [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]] and [[Litchfield National Park]]s, weighs less, and has stronger markings and colouring.<ref name=Potter>{{cite web|last1=Potter|first1=Sally|title=Hiding in plain sight: a new marsupial species for Australia|url=http://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/Science/AMRI-Hiding-in-plain-sight|publisher=[[The Australian Museum]]|accessdate=8 January 2015|date=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
In 2014 a genetic and morphological study identified a separate species, the [[Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby]] (''Petrogale wilkinsi''), previously thought to be ''P. brachyotis''. It occurs in the [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]] and [[Litchfield National Park]]s, weighs less, and has stronger markings and colouring.<ref name=Potter>{{cite web|last1=Potter|first1=Sally|title=Hiding in plain sight: a new marsupial species for Australia|url=http://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/Science/AMRI-Hiding-in-plain-sight|publisher=[[The Australian Museum]]|accessdate=8 January 2015|date=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
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A number of subspecies have been recognised, but these may be invalid.<ref name=MSW/> |
A number of subspecies have been recognised, but these may be invalid.<ref name=MSW/> |
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== Description == |
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A species of ''[[Petrogale]]'', known as rock wallabies, that is varies in its size and coloration. The grey-brown coloration of the fur is interspersed with silver hair that highlights the overall coloration. the underside is pale grey. The length of the head and body combined is from 415 to 550 millimetres, and they weight 2.2 to 5.5 kilograms. The tail is relatively short for the genus, 320 to 550 mm, a dark brown to blackish tuft of fur appears at the terminus and the colour is otherwise cinnamon brown. The ears are also relatively small, less than half the length of the head, measuring for 40 to 48 mm. |
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The cinnamon colour also appears at the legs, broken by a buff or whitish stripe at the thigh that extends over the flank and over the shoulder, where a darker patch appears below the forelimb. A buff patch at the side of the snout has an off-white coloured stripe below that reaches to the eye. A dark stripe beginning at the crown of the head continues to the middle of the back. All the coloration is duller and the striping less distinct in populations found at the [[Victoria River (Northern Territory)|Victoria River]] and Kimberley region.<ref name="Menkhorst2011">{{cite book |last1=Menkhorst |first1=P.W. |last2=Knight |first2=F. |authorlink1=Peter Menkhorst |author2link=Frank Knight |title=A field guide to the mammals of Australia |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Melbourne |isbn=9780195573954 |page= 130 |edition=3rd}}</ref> |
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==Behaviour == |
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==Distribution and habitat == |
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''Petrogale brachyotis'' has a patchy occurrence within a wide distribution range, extending west from the border of Queensland and the northern territory through the [[Top End]] to the [[Windjana Gorge]] in the northwest of Australia. |
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==In Aboriginal language and culture== |
==In Aboriginal language and culture== |
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*[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Petrogale_brachyotis.html Animal Diversity Web] |
*[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Petrogale_brachyotis.html Animal Diversity Web] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Petrogale |
| Species: | P. brachyotis
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| Petrogale brachyotis (Gould, 1841)
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The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its two closest relatives, the nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) and the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei).[3]
Taxonomy
The species was described by John Gould in 1841,
In 2014 a genetic and morphological study identified a separate species, the Eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale wilkinsi), previously thought to be P. brachyotis. It occurs in the Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, weighs less, and has stronger markings and colouring.[4]
A number of subspecies have been recognised, but these may be invalid.[1]
Description
A species of Petrogale, known as rock wallabies, that is varies in its size and coloration. The grey-brown coloration of the fur is interspersed with silver hair that highlights the overall coloration. the underside is pale grey. The length of the head and body combined is from 415 to 550 millimetres, and they weight 2.2 to 5.5 kilograms. The tail is relatively short for the genus, 320 to 550 mm, a dark brown to blackish tuft of fur appears at the terminus and the colour is otherwise cinnamon brown. The ears are also relatively small, less than half the length of the head, measuring for 40 to 48 mm. The cinnamon colour also appears at the legs, broken by a buff or whitish stripe at the thigh that extends over the flank and over the shoulder, where a darker patch appears below the forelimb. A buff patch at the side of the snout has an off-white coloured stripe below that reaches to the eye. A dark stripe beginning at the crown of the head continues to the middle of the back. All the coloration is duller and the striping less distinct in populations found at the Victoria River and Kimberley region.[5]
Behaviour
The short-eared rock-wallaby is a gregarious vegetarian, found in rocky hills and gorges. It is variable in its appearance but is generally grey-brown with white areas around its face and legs. It is not considered threatened.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Petrogale brachyotis has a patchy occurrence within a wide distribution range, extending west from the border of Queensland and the northern territory through the Top End to the Windjana Gorge in the northwest of Australia.
In Aboriginal language and culture
Speakers of Kunwinjku in West Arnhem Land call the wallaby badbong, and people would traditionally travel with spears into the escarpment to hunt them.[6]
References
- ^ a b Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Template:IUCN2008
- ^ a b Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 126.
- ^ Potter, Sally (22 December 2014). "Hiding in plain sight: a new marsupial species for Australia". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Menkhorst, P.W.; Knight, F. (2011). A field guide to the mammals of Australia (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780195573954.
- ^ Garde, Murray. "badbong". Bininj Kunwok dictionary. Bininj Kunwok Regional Language Centre. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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