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Female black-footed rock wallaby with joey in her pouch

Black-footed rock-wallaby

Black-footed wallabies are agile creatures that are the kangaroo family's equivalent of a mountain goat. Their very long tails help them to keep their balance when jumping on cliffs and rock faces. They also have 'non-slip' soles on their feet to help them keep their grip.

Scientific name: Petrogale lateralis

Rank: Species

Common names:

  • Black-flanked rock-wallaby,
  • Warru,
  • West Australian rock wallaby

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Distribution

Map showing the distribution of the Black-footed rock-wallaby taxa

Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder.

The Black-footed rock-wallaby can be found in a number of locations including: Australia. Find out more about these places and what else lives there.

Habitats

The following habitats are found across the Black-footed rock-wallaby distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.

Behaviours

Discover what these behaviours are and how different plants and animals use them.

Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

  1. EX - Extinct
  2. EW
  3. CR - Threatened
  4. EN - Threatened
  5. VU - Threatened
  6. NT
  7. LC - Least concern

Population trend: Decreasing

Year assessed: 2008

Classified by: IUCN 3.1

About

The black-flanked rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis), also known as the black-footed rock-wallaby or warru, is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale.

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