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Brush-tailed rock wallaby

Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Macropodidae
Species : Petrogale penicillata

 

Keywords: tail

The Brush-tailed rock wallaby, brush-tailed rock-wallaby, western rock wallaby is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the brush-tailed rock wallaby

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby or Small-eared Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock wallabies in the genus Petrogale. (Wiki)

Rock-wallaby, Petrogale penicillata, is the only rock-wallaby present in eastern NSW.

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata is a highly agile and distinctively marked medium-sized wallaby, which occupies rocky habitats. (Full text)

22 BRUSH-TAILED ROCK-WALLABY (Petrogale penicillata) An endangered species The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a medium sized wallaby with a distinctive dark tail that is usually longer than the head and body and often has a conspicuous brush at the tip.

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is the prevalent assemblage species (Table IX.

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is native to Australia but in 1916 a pair escaped on O'ahu from captivity aftre being sold by a transient animal dealer to a local business man. (Full text)

A fifth species, the Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is considered to be extinct locally, although a captive population is maintained at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve as part of the national recovery program for this species.

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata is a distinctively marked medium sized wallaby and one of the larger rock-wallabies.

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby, 'Petrogale penicillata ', is now only found in fragmented populations in Southern Queensland, New South Wales, and two locations in Victoria, Australia.

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is so rare in Australia that is has long been considered to be close to extinction. (Wiki)

The Brush-Tailed Rock WallabyThe brush-tailed rock wallaby is a marsupial common in Queensland and New South Wales. (Full text)

South of Canberra, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is now very rare (Short & Milkovits 1990, Lobert 1988, Norris & Belcher 1986).

Christened the 'shadow' because they are extremely shy creatures which are difficult to see in the wild, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is considered as Critically Endangered by the Victorian Government and Vulnerable by the Australian Government.

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is the dominant species as represented by the number of elements (50 % of the total number of identified fragments [Table IX.

The Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby is so rare in Australia that is has long been considered to be close to extinction.

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is a small, attractive animal with distinctive facial markings and a long bushy tail. (Full text)

1 July - 31 July, 2001 The Friends of the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is a community group which was formed in 1995 by graziers, farmers and residents in the Shoalhaven area and others from outside the region. (Full text)

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is also expected to be susceptible to the introduced diseases toxoplasmosis, carried by cats, and hydatidosis, carried by sheep.

1. Petrogale, genus Petrogale -- (rock wallabies)
Petrogale
genus Petrogale
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