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MAMMAL FACTS |
Description
The Black-footed Rock-wallaby is reddish brown above with paler underside. The fur is thick and feet are dark. It has a distinct white cheek stripe. Tail is dark is brown with brush at end.
Other Names
Black-flanked Rock Wallaby
Size
Head and body 45-53cm. Tail 48-60cm
Habitat
Rocky hills near vegetation,. They rest in caves or crevices during the day and come out to feed at dusk.
Food
grass and shrub leaves
Breeding
Gestation is about 30 days. The young remains in pouch for another 30 days.
Range
There are subspecies in separate populations. These populations are remnants of a more widespread distribution in the past.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Diprotodontia | | Family: | Macropodidae | | Genus: | Petrogale | | Species: | lateralis | | Common Name: | Black-footed Rock-wallaby |
Relatives in same Genus
Allied Rock Wallaby (P. assimilis)
Mareeba Rock-wallaby (P. mareeba)
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (P. penicillata)
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (P. xanthopus)
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