Petrogale penicillata

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Brush-tailed 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

Gray, J.E. 1827-08-02. Part 7, Part 13. Pp. 53–391 in Gray, J.E. 1827. Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, member of the Institute of France, &c. &c. &c. with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. Volume the Fifth. Geo. B. Whittaker, London, 391 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790398

Original name as described

Kangurus Penicillatus

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes

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

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000303

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 longicauda

Krefft, 1865

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

longicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM PA.1068

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

324

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497265

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

heteropus albogularis

(Jourdan, 1837)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

albogularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1849-298

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

522

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36312180

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Kangurus Penicillatus

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

penicillata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790398

Authority publication

London

Petrogale penicillata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

penicillata

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 (2006:48) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:715) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16746) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16746/21955754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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