Godman's rock-wallaby[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: | Petrogale |
Species: | P. godmani |
Binomial name | |
Petrogale godmani Thomas, 1923 | |
Godman's rock-wallaby range |
Godman's rock-wallaby (Petrogale godmani) is a diprotodont marsupial, and a typical rock-wallaby. It is found in northern and north-eastern Queensland, Australia. This rock-wallaby is found in low open forest, open scrub, or montane regions, often near the coast. It shelters in rocky terrain adjacent to feeding areas. Godman's rock-wallaby is a nocturnal gregarious territorial folivore.
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Cited references
- ↑ Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Petrogale godmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41514A21954814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T41514A21954814.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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