| Allied rock-wallaby[1] | |
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| Allied rock-wallaby on Magnetic Island, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Genus: | Petrogale |
| Species: | P. assimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877
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| Allied rock-wallaby range | |
The allied rock-wallaby or Weasel rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It forms part of the P. lateralis/penicillata species complex and is very similar to six other species of rock-wallaby found in this area; these include the Cape York rock-wallaby (P. coenensis), the unadorned rock-wallaby (P. inornata), the Herbert's rock-wallaby (P. herberti), the Godman's rock-wallaby (P. godmani), the Mareeba rock-wallaby (P. mareeba) and the Mount Claro rock-wallaby (P. sharmani).[3][4]
- ^ Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Winter, J.; Burnett, S.; Martin, R. (2016). "Petrogale assimilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40569A21954955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40569A21954955.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press. p. 130.
- ^ Richardson, Ken (2012). Australia's Amazing Kangaroos: Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexistence with Humans. Csiro Publishing. pp. 114–119. ISBN 978-0-643-10715-1.