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Petrogale brachyotis (Short-eared rock-wallaby)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Macropodidae

Taxonomy
Petrogale brachyotis was named by Gould (1840). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Petrogale brachyotis Gould
2005Petrogale brachyotis Wilson and Reeder

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
familyMacropodidae()
subfamilyMacropodinae
genusPetrogaleShaw 1790
speciesbrachyotisGould 1840

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Petrogale brachyotis Gould 1840 [Short-eared rock-wallaby]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:35:08
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:35:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Bassarova et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available