岩袋鼠属（短耳岩袋鼠），哺乳纲的一属，而与岩袋鼠属（短耳岩袋鼠）同科的动物尚有蹶鼠属（蹶鼠）、丛林袋鼠属（红腹袋鼠）、甲尾袋鼠属（北甲尾袋鼠）、大袋鼠属（沙大袋鼠）等之数种哺乳动物。

The rock-wallabies are the wallabies of the genus Petrogale.

The medium-sized, often colourful and extremely agile rock-wallabies live where rocky, rugged and steep terrain can provide daytime refuge. Males are slightly larger than females with a body length of up to 59 cm and a 70 cm long tail.