Godman's rock-wallaby

Godman's rock-wallaby [1]
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
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.

References

1. 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.
2. 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.

Further reading

• Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Biological Resources study