Short-eared Rock-Wallaby
Petrogale brachyotis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 159
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale wilkinsi), the nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) and the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Short-eared rock-wallaby”.