Small-Eared Rock-Wallaby Skull Replica measures 4.5 inches. Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Cast of an original California Academy of Sciences specimen. Skull replica is female. 2-part skull (seperate cranium and jaw).
The Small-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale.
According to the IUCN Red List, the total population size of Brush-tailed rock-wallabies is estimated to be between 15,000 and 30,000 individuals, including 20,000 mature individuals.
Historical and current threats include hunting, predation, habitat loss, competition with other species and loss of genetic diversity.
The Small-Eared Rock-Wallaby or Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Petrogale’s have a few natural predators and they are Dingoes, Wedge-tailed Eagles and Tasmanian Devils.
Diet of the Small-Eared Rock-Wallaby consists mainly of short grasses, with Acacia flowers, forbs, leaves, fruit, bark and fruiting bodies of hypogeal fungi are also eaten.
Petrogale inhabits rock piles and cliff lines along the Great Dividing Range from about 100 km north-west of Brisbane to northern Victoria, in vegetation ranging from rainforest to dry sclerophyll forests.
Small-Eared Rock-Wallaby populations have declined in the south and west of its range, but it remains locally common in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Due to a large bushfire event in South-East Australia around 70% of all the wallaby’s habitat has been lost as of January 2020.
The color of the tail is brown or black, the fur becoming bushy towards its shaggy, brush-like end. The weight range is from 5 to 8 kilograms.The upper parts of this wallaby’s pelage is either entirely rufous-brown, or a grey brown over the back and shoulders with brown fur at the thigh and rump.
The paler under parts may feature a white blazon on the chest. Very dark fur covers the lower parts of the limbs, paws and feet, and on the sides beneath the fore limbs of the animal; a whitish stripe may appear along the side of the body.
The species is able to negotiate difficult rocky terrain with great agility, their compact yet powerful build is assisted by counter-balancing the long tail and feet suited to holding the animal at precarious edges and on inclined surfaces.
The species favors north facing refuges, and while largely nocturnal in venturing out from shelter they will bask in winter sun for short periods.
According to the IUCN Red List, the total population size of Small-Eared Rock-Wallabies is estimated to be between 15,000 and 30,000 individuals, including 20,000 mature individuals.
Their diet consists mainly of short grasses, with Acacia flowers, forbs, leaves, fruit, bark and fruiting bodies of hypogeal fungi are also eaten.
Historical and current threats include hunting, predation, habitat loss, competition with other species and loss of genetic diversity.They are listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
They have a few natural predators which are Dingoes, Wedge-tailed Eagles and Tasmanian Devils.
