Nail-tail wallabies | |
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Crescent nail-tail wallaby | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
Genus: |
Onychogalea J. E. Gray, 1841 |
Type species | |
Onychogalea unguifer
Gould, 1841
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Species | |
The nail-tail wallabies, of genus Onychogalea, are three species of macropods, all found in Australia. Related to kangaroos and wallabies, they are smaller species distinguished by a horny spur at the end of their tail. The northern nail-tail wallaby is still common in the northern part of Australia, [1] the crescent nail-tail is now extinct, [2] and the bridled nail-tail is considered rare and endangered, with probably fewer than 1100 mature individuals in the wild. [3] Nail-tail wallabies are smaller than many other wallabies. [4]
There are three recognised species of the genus Onychogalea, the nail-tailed wallabies, they are: [5]
A genus of Macropodidae, small and herbivorous species with a shy disposition. The earliest descriptions noted their elegant shape, graceful movements and beautiful markings. [6] Named for one of their general characteristics, the nail-tailed wallaby has a horny point two or three millimetres wide at the tip of the tail, an almost unknown characteristic for a mammal that has been compared to the bony spur of a lion's tail. [7] [6]
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Nail-tail wallabies | |
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![]() | |
Crescent nail-tail wallaby | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
Genus: |
Onychogalea J. E. Gray, 1841 |
Type species | |
Onychogalea unguifer
Gould, 1841
| |
Species | |
The nail-tail wallabies, of genus Onychogalea, are three species of macropods, all found in Australia. Related to kangaroos and wallabies, they are smaller species distinguished by a horny spur at the end of their tail. The northern nail-tail wallaby is still common in the northern part of Australia, [1] the crescent nail-tail is now extinct, [2] and the bridled nail-tail is considered rare and endangered, with probably fewer than 1100 mature individuals in the wild. [3] Nail-tail wallabies are smaller than many other wallabies. [4]
There are three recognised species of the genus Onychogalea, the nail-tailed wallabies, they are: [5]
A genus of Macropodidae, small and herbivorous species with a shy disposition. The earliest descriptions noted their elegant shape, graceful movements and beautiful markings. [6] Named for one of their general characteristics, the nail-tailed wallaby has a horny point two or three millimetres wide at the tip of the tail, an almost unknown characteristic for a mammal that has been compared to the bony spur of a lion's tail. [7] [6]
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)