Scientific name Petrogale inornata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Genus Petrogale Higher classification Rock-wallaby | |
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Similar Godman's rock‑wallaby, Mount Claro rock‑wallaby, Cape York rock‑wallaby, Rothschild's rock‑wallaby, Herbert's rock‑wallaby |
The unadorned rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata) is a member of a group of closely related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is paler than most of its relatives and even plainer, hence its common name.
The unadorned rock-wallaby is patchily distributed in coastal ranges from around Rockhampton to near Townsville. This range includes the small range of the Proserpine rock-wallaby (P. persephone), the only rock-wallaby in the region not closely related to its neighbours. Interbreeding threatens the latter species.
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Unadorned rock-wallaby Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA