Monjon
Petrogale burbidgei Kitchener & Sanson, 1978
The monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh about 1.26 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the monjon
- Weight
- 1.26 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the monjon live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The monjon is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the monjon?
The monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) is the smallest species of rock-wallaby (Petrogale) in the family Macropodidae, found in northwestern Australia. They are restricted to a small area of the Kimberley in the state of Western Australia, and on nearby islands within the Bonaparte Archipelago. Common names also include Burbidge's rock-wallaby and Burbidge's rock-weasel.
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Is the monjon endangered?
The monjon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the monjon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusPetrogale
- SpeciesPetrogale burbidgei Kitchener & Sanson, 1978
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- WarabiEnglish
- WarabiEnglish
- مونجونArabic
- klokan warabiCzech
- Kimberley-FelskänguruGerman
- Ualabí Rupestre de KimberleySpanish
- pikkukalliovallabiFinnish
- バービッジイワワラビーJapanese
- skalniak malutkiPolish
- Валлаби БарбиджаRussian
Relatives of the monjon
Other species in the same genus Petrogale.
Brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Petrogale xanthopus
Nabarlek
Petrogale concinna
Black-flanked rock-wallaby
Petrogale lateralis
Short-eared rock-wallaby
Petrogale brachyotis
Unadorned rock-wallaby
Petrogale inornata
CompareMonjon vs Brush-tailed rock-wallabyMonjon vs Yellow-footed rock-wallabyMonjon vs NabarlekMonjon vs Black-flanked rock-wallaby
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the monjon?
An adult monjon weighs 1.26 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the monjon live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the monjon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the monjon endangered?
The monjon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the monjon?
The monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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