Proserpine rock-wallaby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Proserpine rock-wallaby lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Petrogale persephone
Group	Marsupials
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the Proserpine rock-wallaby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Proserpine rock-wallaby in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Proserpine rock-wallaby endangered?

The Proserpine rock-wallaby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Proserpine rock-wallaby?

The Proserpine rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Petrogale. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Proserpine rock-wallaby

The Proserpine rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to a small area in Conway National Park, Dryander National Park, Gloucester Island National Park, and around the town of Airlie Beach, all in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Proserpine rock-wallaby (revision 1372447772), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209322 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).