Allied Rock-wallaby | |
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Information | |
Range | northeastern Queensland, Australia. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Diprotodontia |
Family | Macropodidae |
Genus | Petrogale |
Species | Petrogale assimilis |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Allied rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis), is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is very similar to six other species of rock-wallaby found in this area, including the Cape York rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata), and [[Herbert's Rock-wallaby|Herbert's rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti).
The allied rock-wallaby is found in the hinterland of Townsville, and also on Magnetic and Palm Islands. There are few distinguishing features from its close relatives in the field.