Petrogale

E1033459

Petrogale is a genus of agile marsupials known as rock-wallabies, adapted to rugged rocky habitats in Australia and nearby regions.

All labels observed (18)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName rock-wallabies ⓘ
conservationIssues many species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ
many species threatened by introduced predators ⓘ
some species have fragmented populations ⓘ
describedBy John Edward Gray ⓘ
describedInYear 1837 ⓘ
diet browsing on shrubs and herbs ⓘ
grazing on grasses ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
family Macropodidae ⓘ
foundInBiome arid regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
tropical savanna ⓘ
habitat cliff faces ⓘ
gorges ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ
rugged rocky habitats ⓘ
hasCharacteristic agile climbers ⓘ
excellent jumpers ⓘ
fur often matching rock coloration ⓘ
long tail used for balance ⓘ
short powerful hind limbs ⓘ
includesSpecies Petrogale assimilis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale brachyotis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale burbidgei ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale coenensis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale concinna ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale godmani ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale herberti ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale inornata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale lateralis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale mareeba ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale penicillata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale persephone ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale purpureicollis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale rothschildi ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale sharmani ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale wilkinsi ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

Petrogale xanthopus ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle nocturnal ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
New Guinea region ⓘ
linked to: New Guinea

nearby islands of northern Australia ⓘ
order Diprotodontia ⓘ
parentTaxon Macropodidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction marsupial ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Petrogale penicillata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

brush-tailed rock-wallaby → genus → Petrogale ⓘ
brush-tailed rock-wallaby → binomialName → Petrogale penicillata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → typeSpecies → Petrogale penicillata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale penicillata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale xanthopus ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale lateralis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale brachyotis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale persephone ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale godmani ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale inornata ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale assimilis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale concinna ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale rothschildi ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale burbidgei ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale purpureicollis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale mareeba ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale sharmani ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale coenensis ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale herberti ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale
Petrogale → includesSpecies → Petrogale wilkinsi ⓘ
linked to: Petrogale