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title: "Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby"
description: "Petrogale brachyotis — Zoogdieren. The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-short-eared-rock-wallaby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby

> Petrogale brachyotis — Zoogdieren. The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

- Scientific name: *Petrogale brachyotis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 239
- iNaturalist taxon: [937706](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/937706)

## Names

- en: Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby
- de: Kurzohr-Felskänguru
- es: Ualabí Rupestre de Orejas Cortas
- fr: Petrogale à oreilles courtes

## Countries with the most observations

AU (233)

## Summary

The short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It is much larger than its three closest relatives, the eastern short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale wilkinsi), the nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) and the monjon (Petrogale burbidgei).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-eared_rock-wallaby

## Photo

![Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-short-eared-rock-wallaby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250601619

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-short-eared-rock-wallaby?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).