Petrogale xanthopus
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The yellow-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus), formerly known as the ring-tailed rock-wallaby, is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, and wallaroos).
This species was first described by John Edward Grey in 1855 in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. The description was based on two specimens (a male and a female), which were possibly collected from the Richmond River. The illustration that accompanied the published description was produced by Joseph Wolf.
The yellow-footed rock-wallaby is grey to fawn-grey above and light-coloured below with a black mid-dorsal stripe from the crown of the head to the centre of the back. There is a distinct white cheek stripe, with ears ranging in colour from orange to grey-brown. The forearms and hind legs are bright yellow to rich orange to a light orange-brown. The tail is orange-brown irregularly ringed with dark brown and golden-brown, with the colour of the tip variable from dark brown to white. The head and body length is 480–650 mm (usually 600 mm), with tail length 570–700 mm (usually 690 mm), and weight 6–11 kg... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen Zoo | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 2 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Australia Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Tama Zoological Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 7 | ZooTampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cleland Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Halls Gap Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Zoo Aquarium de Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Sydney Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Adelaide Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Pyrénées Animal Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Sacramento Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Australian Reptile Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Gorge Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Sea Life Sydney Aquarium | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Wild Life Sydney | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Wildlife HQ Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, based on 263 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 7 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to August
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby in Flinders Ranges National Park on a given day, against about 80% in September and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Flinders Ranges National Park, in our data
Flinders Ranges National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby sightings: about 90% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Macropodidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby that you can see in Flinders Ranges National Park (family Macropodidae, Kangaroos, Wallabies and Allies) are Wallaroo (about 80%), Western Grey Kangaroo (about 60%) and Blue Flier (Females) (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby is recorded against all the mammals logged in Flinders Ranges National Park (263 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
