Animalz

Petrogale

  • Allied Rock Wallaby Petrogale assimilis
    Allied Rock Wallaby
    Photo: Diliff · CC BY 3.0

    The allied rock-wallaby lives on rocky terrain in northern Queensland, Australia. It forages at night and shelters under rocks during the day.

  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis
    Short-eared Rock Wallaby
    Photo: Simon Colenutt · CC BY 4.0

    The short-eared rock wallaby has short ears and a bushy tail. It lives near rocky hills and gorges in northern Australia.

  • Monjon Petrogale burbidgei
    Monjon
    Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0

    A small wallaby of rocky areas in northwestern Australia, with mottled fur and a reddish patch around the eye.

  • Godman's Rock Wallaby Petrogale godmani
    Godman's Rock Wallaby
    Photo: Evert Materman · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Godman's rock-wallabies tend to have pale, silvery-white tails, but tail color varied widely in the studied hybrid colony, from almost black to pale silver and reddish.

  • Herbert's Rock Wallaby Petrogale herberti
    Herbert's Rock Wallaby
    Photo: Daniel · CC BY 4.0

    Herbert's rock wallaby lives among rocky sites and woodland in southeastern Queensland, Australia. A comparison describes it as grayer and less shaggy-tailed than the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.

  • Unadorned Rock Wallaby Petrogale inornata
    Unadorned Rock Wallaby
    Photo: Mark Bolnik · CC BY 4.0

    Its coat shifts between gray and brown with season and local rock or soil color. In observations of a low-density colony, individuals stayed close to rocky outcrops while foraging. The current recorded range is central coastal Queensland.

  • Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis

    The black-flanked rock wallaby lives among rocky outcrops in western and south-central Australia. A dark flank stripe and use of rock crevices are characteristic.

  • Mareeba Rock Wallaby Petrogale mareeba

    A grey to brown rock-wallaby with a pale cheek stripe, it lives in rocky habitat in northern Queensland. At Granite Gorge, provisioned animals began afternoon activity earlier.

  • Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata

    A wallaby with a brush-tipped tail that shelters among rocks.

  • Proserpine Rock Wallaby Petrogale persephone

    The Proserpine rock wallaby has a grey back, pale underside, and black feet. It shelters among rocky outcrops and also uses forest edges.

  • Purple-necked Rock Wallaby Petrogale purpureicollis

    The purple-necked rock-wallaby lives among rocky country in Queensland, Australia. Its purple appearance comes from pigment on the fur, not a permanent coat colour, and varies among individuals.

  • Rothschild's Rock Wallaby Petrogale rothschildi

    Rothschild's rock wallaby occurs in Western Australia's Pilbara and Ashburton regions. It uses deep rocky crevices as refuge from daytime heat.

  • Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis

    The black-flanked rock wallaby lives among rocky outcrops in western and south-central Australia. A dark flank stripe and use of rock crevices are characteristic.

  • Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata

    A wallaby with a brush-tipped tail that shelters among rocks.

  • Proserpine Rock Wallaby Petrogale persephone

    The Proserpine rock wallaby has a grey back, pale underside, and black feet. It shelters among rocky outcrops and also uses forest edges.

  • Yellow-footed rock-wallaby Petrogale xanthopus

    A rock-dwelling wallaby of dry regions in Australia.

  • Mt. Claro Rock-wallaby Petrogale sharmani

    Sharman’s Rock-wallaby is a medium-sized wallaby from a restricted area of northern Queensland. It shelters among rocks and emerges around dusk to feed.

  • Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis

    The short-eared rock wallaby has short ears and a bushy tail. It lives near rocky hills and gorges in northern Australia.

  • Rothschild's Rock Wallaby Petrogale rothschildi

    Rothschild's rock wallaby occurs in Western Australia's Pilbara and Ashburton regions. It uses deep rocky crevices as refuge from daytime heat.

  • Unadorned Rock Wallaby Petrogale inornata

    Its coat shifts between gray and brown with season and local rock or soil color. In observations of a low-density colony, individuals stayed close to rocky outcrops while foraging. The current recorded range is central coastal Queensland.

  • Godman's Rock Wallaby Petrogale godmani

    Godman's rock-wallabies tend to have pale, silvery-white tails, but tail color varied widely in the studied hybrid colony, from almost black to pale silver and reddish.

  • Allied Rock Wallaby Petrogale assimilis

    The allied rock-wallaby lives on rocky terrain in northern Queensland, Australia. It forages at night and shelters under rocks during the day.

  • Herbert's Rock Wallaby Petrogale herberti

    Herbert's rock wallaby lives among rocky sites and woodland in southeastern Queensland, Australia. A comparison describes it as grayer and less shaggy-tailed than the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.

  • Monjon Petrogale burbidgei

    A small wallaby of rocky areas in northwestern Australia, with mottled fur and a reddish patch around the eye.