Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Proserpine Rock Wallaby, Proserpine Rock-wallaby, Prosperine rock wallaby
Common Names in Russian:
Валлаби-прозерпина горный
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 48 meters (0 to 157 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial [2].
Ecology:
Inhabits rock outcrops and cliffs
within semi-deciduous microphyll/notophyll
dry vine
forest
. It uses grassy areas in abutting open woodlands
for food gathering in dry months of the year. It is nocturnal
and
commonly found between rock crevices and in caves during the day
(Nolan and Johnson 2000).[2].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 6 Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Mammalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- Mckenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
()
- (Illiger, 1811) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
()
- (Szalay, in Archer, Ed., 1982) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
()
- (Simpson, 1970) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Grandorder:
Syndactyli
()
- (Gill, 1871) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Order:
Diprotodontia
()
- Owen, 1866
- Suborder:
Macropodiformes
()
- Ameghino, 1889
- Family:
Macropodidae
()
- Subfamily:
Macropodinae
()
- Genus:
Petrogale
()
- Gray, 1837
- Specific name:
persephone
- Maynes, 1982
- Scientific name: - Petrogale persephone Maynes, 1982
- Specific name:
persephone
- Maynes, 1982
- Genus:
Petrogale
(
- Subfamily:
Macropodinae
(
- Family:
Macropodidae
(
- Suborder:
Macropodiformes
(
- Order:
Diprotodontia
(
- Grandorder:
Syndactyli
(
- Superorder:
Eometatheria
(
- Magnorder:
Australidelphia
(
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Class:
Mammalia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Petrogale
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 24 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. assimilis (Allied Rock Wallabies) · P. brachyotis (Short-Eared Rock-Wallaby) · P. burbidgei (Warabi) · P. coenensis (Cape York Rock Wallaby) · P. concinna (Pygmy Rock Wallaby) · P. concinna concinna (Nabarlek) · P. concinna monastria (Nabarlek) · P. godmani (Godman's Rock-Wallaby) · P. herberti (Herbert's Rock Wallaby) · P. inornata (Unadorned Rock-Wallaby) · P. lateralis (Black-Flanked Rock-Wallaby) · P. lateralis hacketti (Black-Footed Rock Wallaby) · P. lateralis lateralis (Black-Footed Rock Wallaby) · P. lateralis pearsoni (Black-Footed Rock Wallaby) · P. mareeba (Mareeba Rock Wallaby) · P. penicillata (Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby) · P. penicillata penicillata (Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby) · P. persephone (Prosperine Rock Wallaby) · P. purpureicollis (Purple-Necked Rock Wallaby) · P. rothschildi (Rothschild's Rock-Wallaby) · P. sharmani (Sharman's Rock Wallaby) · P. xanthopus (Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby) · P. xanthopus celeris (Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby) · P. xanthopus xanthopus (Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby)
More Info
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group 1996. Petrogale persephone. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Burnett, S. & Winter, J. 2008. Petrogale persephone. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 107626
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552751
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836802
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552751
- IUCN ID: 231476
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9581
Footnotes
- Mean = 21.000 meters (68.898 feet), Standard Deviation = 46.770 based on 3 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Burnett, S. & Winter, J. 2008. Petrogale persephone. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
