188 observationsLeast Concern
Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby
Petrogale brachyotis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Diprotodontia ›Family: Macropodidae ›Genus: Petrogale
About
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 eastern short-eared Petrogale wilkinsi, the nabarlek Petrogale concinna and monjon Petrogale burbidgei.