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Rothschild's Rock Wallaby

Petrogale rothschildi Thomas, 1904

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Rothschild's rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi) from Karijini National Park

Rothschild's rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi) from Karijini National Park

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Open encyclopedia reference

Rothschild's rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi) – sometimes known as the Roebourne rock-wallaby, is a species of macropod found in Western Australia, in the Pilbara district and the Dampier Archipelago. It is not currently considered to be threatened, but is at risk from the red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Rothschild's rock-wallaby is one of the largest rock-wallabies. It is predominantly golden-brown in colour with a greyish wash down its neck, which often has a purple appearance. It is mainly a nocturnal grass-eater usually found around rocky ground.

Wikipedia contributors, Rothschild's rock-wallaby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:07:48.147278+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Petrogale rothschildi Thomas, 1904
Name authority
Thomas, 1904
Common name
Rothschild's Rock Wallaby
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Diprotodontia
Family
Macropodidae
Genus
Petrogale
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
  11. orderDiprotodontia Owen, 1866
  12. suborderMacropodiformes Ameghino, 1889
  13. familyMacropodidae Gray, 1821
  14. subfamilyMacropodinae Gray, 1821
  15. genusPetrogale Gray, 1837
  16. speciesPetrogale rothschildi Thomas, 1904

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Petrogale. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Purple-necked Rock WallabyPetrogale purpureicollis Le Souef, 1924MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-flanked Rock WallabyPetrogale lateralis Gould, 1842MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cape York Rock WallabyPetrogale coenensis Eldredge & Close, 1992MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
NabarlekPetrogale concinna Gould, 1842MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Herbert's Rock WallabyPetrogale herberti Thomas, 1926MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Unadorned Rock WallabyPetrogale inornata Gould, 1842MacropodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 46 records assigned to Macropodidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Australia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552752 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:776BM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.