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The Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei), also known as the Warabi, is the smallest of the many species of rock-wallaby
Rock-wallaby

The rock-wallabies are the wallaby of the genus Petrogale....
 found in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is found in areas of the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Kimberley region of Western Australia

The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northern part of Western Australia, bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy Desert and Tanami Desert Deserts, and on the east by the Northern Territory....
 and also on some islands in the Bonaparte Archipelago.

The Monjon was described in 1978, having long eluded discovery. This is largely because of its very timid nature, its small size (300-350mm long) and its limited distribution.






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The Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei), also known as the Warabi, is the smallest of the many species of rock-wallaby
Rock-wallaby

The rock-wallabies are the wallaby of the genus Petrogale....
 found in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is found in areas of the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Kimberley region of Western Australia

The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northern part of Western Australia, bordered on the west by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the Timor Sea, on the south by the Great Sandy Desert and Tanami Desert Deserts, and on the east by the Northern Territory....
 and also on some islands in the Bonaparte Archipelago.

The Monjon was described in 1978, having long eluded discovery. This is largely because of its very timid nature, its small size (300-350mm long) and its limited distribution. It is still very little-known.

The Monjon is an olive-buff colour with a white stripe over its hip. It is listed as near threatened
Near Threatened

Near Threatened is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa that may be considered threatened species with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status....
, partly because of the small size of its known range.