Petrogale persephone

Maynes, 1982

Proserpine 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

Maynes, G.M. 1982-05-10. A new species of rock wallaby, _Petrogale persephone_ (Marsupialia: Macropodidae), from Proserpine, central Queensland. Australian Mammalogy 5:47-58.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=45HdXSqmWvoC&pg=PA47

Original name as described

Petrogale persephone

Type material

QM JM2548

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE110272/petrogale-persephone

Type locality

base of Mount Dryander, 9.6 km north of Proserpine, central Queensland 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

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000304

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 persephone

Maynes, 1982

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

persephone

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM JM2548

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/objects/VE110272/petrogale-persephone

Authority page

47

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000304) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16747/21955635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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