Petrogale brachyotis

(J. Gould, 1841)

Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Dendrolagini
Genus : Petrogale

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gould, J. 1841-07. Mr. Gould next exhibited and characterized two new species of Kangaroos from Swan River. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840:127-128.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571567

Original name as described

Macropus (Petrogale) brachyotis

Other common names

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby · Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1132

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/42a467cc-7286-4583-89a3-f97c1968dfdc https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcb33273-3182-492b-90ee-4d634b7bf0e6

Type locality

"Swan River" (= Hanover Bay, north-western Australia).

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. wilkinsi; the genus Petrogale was recently divided into four subgenera (Petrogale, Peradorcas, and the recently described Quasipetrogale and Ferepetrogale); however, this arrangement and the recently described subgenera was put forth R. T. Hoser, who's names are currently under scrutiny and should be tested by further studies before use; R. T. Hoser also named a new species (hoserae) and two new subspecies (pentecostensis and ordensis) that are considered synonyms of P. brachyotis here

Taxonomy notes citation

Potter, S., Close, R. L., Taggart, D. A., Cooper, S. J., & Eldridge, M. D. (2015). Taxonomy of rock-wallabies, Petrogale (Marsupialia: Macropodidae). IV. Multifaceted study of the brachyotis group identifies additional taxa. Australian Journal of Zoology, 62(5), 401-414. · Hoser, R. T. (2020). The ability to conserve a threatened species begins when they are named! New species of Rock Wallaby (Marsupialia: Macropodidae: Petrogale) from northern Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology, 42, 42-49.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000294

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Petrogale (Peradorcas) brachyotis pentecostensis

Hoser, 2020

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

pentecostensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

AM M.45275.003

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

Macropus (Petrogale) brachyotis

(J. Gould, 1841)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1132

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/42a467cc-7286-4583-89a3-f97c1968dfdc https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dcb33273-3182-492b-90ee-4d634b7bf0e6

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571567

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Petrogale brachyotis victoriae

S. Potter, R. L. Close, Taggart, S. J. B. Cooper, & Eldridge, 2014

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

victoriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CSIRO CM15306

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

409

Authority publication

Australian Journal of Zoology

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Petrogale (Peradorcas) brachyotis ordensis

Hoser, 2020

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

ordensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

rejectedbyfiat

Type

WAM M19865

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Australasian Journal of Herpetology

Macropus (Petrogale) brachyotis

(J. Gould, 1840)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

876

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=JyFb6r97uq8C&pg=PA876

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Petrogale brachyotis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40570/21954883) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Petrogale brachyotis brachyotis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

709

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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