Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.
Mallee has or used to have 39 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Status: Vulnerable
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Petrogale penicillata is found across 48 electorates.
The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby is brown above, tending to be rufous on the rump and grey on the shoulders. The chest and belly is paler and in some individuals there is a white blaze on the chest. There is a white to buff cheek stripe and a black dorsal stripe from the forehead to the back of the head. The exterior of the ears is black, and inside the ears is buff. There is a black auxiliary patch often extending as a dark stripe to the margin of the hind-legs. There is a pale grey side-stripe sometimes present. The feet and paws are dark brown to black. The tail darkens distally with a prominent brush. The pelage is long and thick, particularly about the rump, flanks and base of the tail. Individuals from the north of the species' range tend to be lighter and have a less prominent tail brush.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
- Jumping-jack Wattle (Acacia enterocarpa)
- Hairy-pod Wattle (Acacia glandulicarpa)
- River Swamp Wallaby-grass (Amphibromus fluitans)
- Downy Star-bush (Asterolasia phebalioides)
- Atriplex infrequens (Atriplex infrequens)
- Austrostipa wakoolica (Austrostipa wakoolica)
- Grampians Pincushion-lily (Borya mirabilis)
- McIvor Spider-orchid (Caladenia audasii)
- Coloured Spider-orchid (Caladenia colorata)
- Elegant Spider-orchid (Caladenia formosa)
- Tawny Spider-orchid (Caladenia fulva)
- Wimmera Spider-orchid (Caladenia lowanensis)
- Ornate Pink Fingers (Caladenia ornata)
- Greencomb Spider-orchid (Caladenia tensa)
- Candy Spider-orchid (Caladenia versicolor)
- Yellow-lip Spider-orchid (Caladenia xanthochila)
- Wimmera Bottlebrush (Callistemon wimmerensis)
- Grampians Bitter-pea (Daviesia laevis)
- Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena)
- Bell Flower Hyacinth Orchid (Dipodium campanulatum)
- Trailing Hop-bush (Dodonaea procumbens)
- a spike rush (Eleocharis obicis)
- Austral Pipewort (Eriocaulon australasicum)
- Purple Eyebright (Euphrasia collina subsp. muelleri)
- Clover Glycine (Glycine latrobeana)
- Dergholm Guinea-flower (Hibbertia humifusa subsp. debilis)
- Adamson's Blown-grass (Lachnagrostis adamsonii)
- Basalt Pepper-cress (Lepidium hyssopifolium)
- Winged Pepper-cress (Lepidium monoplocoides)
- Erect Pepper-cress (Lepidium pseudopapillosum)
- Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor)
- Chariot Wheels (Maireana cheelii)
- Ridged Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum porcatum)
- Lowan Phebalium (Phebalium lowanense)
- Grampians Rice-flower (Pimelea pagophila)
- Wimmera Rice-flower (Pimelea spinescens subsp. pubiflora)
- Plains Rice-flower (Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens)
- Dense Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum spicatum)
- Fragrant Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum suaveolens)
- Pomonal Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum subbisectum)
- Sturdy Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum validum)
- Floodplain Rustyhood (Pterostylis cheraphila)
- Green-striped Greenhood (Pterostylis chlorogramma)
- Lowly Greenhood (Pterostylis despectans)
- Swamp Greenhood (Pterostylis tenuissima)
- Robust Greenhood (Pterostylis valida)
- Desert Greenhood (Pterostylis xerophila)
- Williamsons Bush-pea (Pultenaea williamsoniana)
- Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)
- Turnip Copperburr (Sclerolaena napiformis)
- Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus)
- Large-fruit Fireweed (Senecio macrocarpus)
- Swamp Fireweed (Senecio psilocarpus)
- Grampians Globe-pea (Sphaerolobium acanthos)
- Forked Spyridium (Spyridium furculentum)
- Annual Stackhousia (Stackhousia annua)
- Slender Darling-pea (Swainsona murrayana)
- Red Darling-pea (Swainsona plagiotropis)
- Yellow Swainson-pea (Swainsona pyrophila)
- Bead Glasswort (Tecticornia flabelliformis)
- Metallic Sun-orchid (Thelymitra epipactoides)
- Brilliant Sun-orchid (Thelymitra mackibbinii)
- Spiral Sun-orchid (Thelymitra matthewsii)
- Dwarf Yellow-heads (Trichanthodium baracchianum)
- Whipstick Westringia (Westringia crassifolia)
- Swamp Everlasting (Xerochrysum palustre)
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