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Nabarlek

Petrogale concinna Gould, 1842

ENEndangeredmarsupials

The nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh 1.32 kg to 1.4 kg and live up to 11.7 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna)
Photo: John Gould, Henry Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the nabarlek

Weight
1.32 kg – 1.4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
17 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
30.7 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
15.3 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the nabarlek 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 nabarlek is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the nabarlek?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) is a small species of macropod found in northern Australia. They are a shy and nocturnal animal that resides in rocky hollows and forages in the surrounding area. Their diet is grasses, sedges, and ferns found in and around their scrub covered refuges. They are distinguished by a reddish tinge to the mostly grey fur and a distinct stripe at the cheek. They move with great speed and agility when observed, with a forward leaning posture and a bushy tail that arches over the back.

From the Wikipedia article “Nabarlek” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nabarlek&oldid=1329961605), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the nabarlek endangered?

The nabarlek is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the nabarlek classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDiprotodontia
  5. familyMacropodidae
  6. genusPetrogale
  7. SpeciesPetrogale concinna Gould, 1842

Synonyms Peradorcas concinna

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Little rock wallabyEnglish
  • Pygmy rock wallabyEnglish
  • Pygmy rock wallabyEnglish
  • نابارلكArabic
  • ولب الصخور الصغيرArabic
  • klokan rezavýCzech
  • ZwergsteinkänguruGerman
  • Ualabí Rupestre MenorSpanish
  • arnheminmaankalliowallabiFinnish
  • ヒメイワワラビーJapanese
  • DwergrotskangoeroeDutch
  • skalniak karłowatyPolish
  • Карликовый скальный валлабиRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the nabarlek

Other species in the same genus Petrogale.

CompareNabarlek vs Brush-tailed rock-wallabyNabarlek vs Yellow-footed rock-wallabyNabarlek vs Black-flanked rock-wallabyNabarlek vs Short-eared rock-wallaby

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the nabarlek?

An adult nabarlek weighs 1.32 kg – 1.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the nabarlek live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the nabarlek for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the nabarlek endangered?

The nabarlek is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the nabarlek live?

The nabarlek has a recorded lifespan of 11.7 years.

How long is the nabarlek pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 30.7 days.

What kind of animal is the nabarlek?

The nabarlek (Petrogale concinna) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nabarlek

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BibTeX
@misc{nabarlek_2026,
  title = {Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nabarlek},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}