rock-wallaby

Many threatened species of animals live here, including the Brush-tailed rock-wallaby.

The rare yellow-footed Rock-wallaby is found in the park as are aboriginal stone arrangements and water wells.

Monjon - a type of rock-wallaby also called "warabi"

This rock-wallaby is found in low open forest, open scrub, or montane regions, often near the coast.

The short-eared rock-wallaby is a gregarious vegetarian, found in rocky hills and gorges.

Generally, there are three categories of habitat that the different species of rock-wallaby seem to prefer:

Some 21 rare and endangered animal and plant species including the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby can be found in the park.

Seeds have been recorded in the faeces of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata).

Rothschild's rock-wallaby is one of the largest rock-wallabies, and also one of the most attractive.

Buckaringa holds one of the largest colonies of the threatened Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby.

The Short-eared rock-wallaby is a known inhabitant of Dimond Gorge.

Scientists were certain that without immediate action the yellow-footed rock-wallaby would become extinct in New South Wales.

The nabarlek was, until the discovery of the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) in 1978, the smallest rock-wallaby.

Herbert's rock-wallaby is distributed from around 100km northwest of Brisbane north to the Fitzroy River.

Godman's rock-wallaby is a nocturnal gregarious territorial folivore.

The nabarlek is most closely related to the monjon and to the short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis).

The Mount Claro rock-wallaby is the smallest of the group, and also has one of the smallest ranges.

The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby inhabits rocky areas.

The Proserpine rock-wallaby is mostly grey in colour and is a timid grass-eater that rarely ventures far from rock shelter.

The unadorned rock-wallaby is patchily distributed in coastal ranges from around Rockhampton to near Townsville.

The yellow-footed rock-wallaby, which neared extinction after the arrival of Europeans due to hunting and predation by foxes, has now stabilized.

Mareeba rock-wallaby at Zipcode Zoo (includes photographs)

The yellow-footed rock-wallaby is grey-brown with a yellow striped tail, white underside, yellow forearms and yellow feet.

SESL supports the conservation of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby by Waterfall Springs.

The allied rock-wallaby is found in the hinterland of Townsville, and also on Magnetic and Palm Islands.