Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis  |  

Suspected continuing decline in habitat due to introduced herbivores; inappropriate fire regimes and drought (climate change).
Climate change leading to a There have been no specific studies on the likely effects of Moderate decline in rainfall and higher climate change on the rock wallaby species. summer temperatures.
Fragmented populations and reduced genetic variability may Climate change that leads to limit evolutionary responses to climate change; such as in declines in rainfall; higher situ adaptation of subpopulations and dispersal to other summer temperatures and areas of habitat or habitat types. more variable weather Climate change is predicted to alter vegetation communities patterns are likely to impact and food resources. on the body condition; survivorship; and reproduction of rock wallabies.
There is no information to catastrophic Cats; dingoes and wildfire are determine the full impact this may have on the subspecies; thought by the Rock wallaby P. l. kimberleyensis.
Cats; dingoes and wildfire are thought by the Rock wallaby Spencer (1991) observed feral cats eating young Petrogale Recovery Team to be the assimilis (up to 4kg in weight as adults) in tropical major threat to this taxon.
Weeds also impact fire rock wallabies foraging activities to close to refuges or regimes and the severity of causing them to travel further to forage (Pearson; 2012). wildfires.
This anecdotal evidence suggests P. l. kimberleyensis may be able to respond to fire impacts by using sub optimal (but unburnt) habitat where forage resources may still be available.
There is increasing evidence across northern Australia that current fire regimes are resulting in; or have a synergistic impact on; the decline of a range of mammal species (e.g.
Drought combined with grazing impacts has reduced native grass cover and carrying capacity of rocky habitat for rock wallabies.

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