Allied rock-wallaby
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| Allied rock-wallaby[1] | |
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| Allied Rock Wallaby on Magnetic Island, Queensland | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Subclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Petrogale |
| Species: | P. assimilis |
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| Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 |
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| Allied rock-wallaby range | |
The allied rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is very similar to six other species of rock-wallaby found in this area, including the Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata), and Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti).[3]
The allied rock-wallaby is found in the hinterland of Townsville, and also on Magnetic and Palm Islands. There are few distinguishing features from its close relatives in the field.
[edit] References
- ^ Groves, C. (2005). Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M, eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 66–67. OCLC 62265494. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Winter, J., Burnett, S. & Martin, R. (2008). Petrogale assimilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. pp. 130.
[edit] External links
- Petrogale assimilis on Animal Diversity Web
- CSIRO Hematology of Wild Allied Rock-wallabies in North Queensland
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