Petrogale purpureicollis
Le Souef, 1924
Purple-necked 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
Authority citation
Le Souef, A.S. 1924. Notes on some rock wallabies, genus Petrogale, with descriptions of two new species. Australian Zoologist 3:272-276.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38719505Original name as described
Petrogale purpureicollis
Type material
AM M.3405
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Dajarra, north-western 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
Near Threatened
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