Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Bridled nail-tail wallaby
Sign in to saveAlso known as Onychogalea fraenata, Bridled nailtail wallaby
species of mammal
Species
VulnerableMaximum longevity: 7.4 years (captivity) Observations: One animal in captivity lived for 7.4 years (Richard Weigl 2005).
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Onychogalea
- Image
- Bridled nailtail wallaby-female-01.JPG
Show 10 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Onychogalea fraenata
- Commons category
- Onychogalea fraenata
- Commons gallery
- Onychogalea fraenata
- taxon common name
- Kurznagelkänguru
- longest observed lifespan
- 7.4
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- taxon author citation
- (Gould, 1841)
- short name
- O. fraenata
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The bridled nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata), also known as the bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, and flashjack, is a vulnerable species of macropod. It is a small wallaby found in three isolated areas in Queensland, Australia, and whose population is declining. In early 2019 the total population of the species was estimated to be fewer than 500 mature individuals in the wild and 2285 in captivity.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bridled nail-tail wallaby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.