| Mount Claro rock-wallaby | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Petrogale |
| Species: | P. sharmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrogale sharmani Eldridge & Close, 1992 | |
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| Mount Claro rock wallaby range | |
The Mount Claro rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani), also known as Sharman's rock-wallaby, is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a member of a group of seven very closely related species also including Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani) and Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti).
Description
It measures 43 to 53 cm high, and its tail is about 50 cm. It weighs 3.6 to 4.8 kg. The upper body is greyish-brown, There is very little difference about this species and the six other species of petrogales found in this region; the difference were made only by genetic studies (it has 20 chromosomes). It is the smallest of the genus and one of the rarest.
Habitat
The Mount Claro rock-wallaby is the smallest of the group, and also has one of the smallest ranges. It is completely restricted to the Seaview and Coane Range west of Ingham.
Diet
It feeds on grass shoots, fruits, seeds and flowers by hand-feeding.
References
- Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
- Woinarski, J.; Burbidge, A.A. (2016). "Petrogale sharmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16753A21955167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T16753A21955167.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
External links
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| Petrogale sharmani | |
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