Nail-tail wallaby
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The nail-tail wallabies (genus Onychogalea) are three species of macropod found in Australia. They are distinguished by a horny spur at the end of their tail, and are now generally very rare. Only one species (the Northern Nail-tail Wallaby) has survived European settlement unscathed: the Crescent Nail-tail is extinct, and the Bridled Nail-tail is seriously endangered. Nail-tail wallabies are smaller than many other wallabies.[1]
There are three species:[2]
- Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata
- Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby, Onychogalea lunata
- Northern Nail-tail Wallaby, Onychogalea unguifera
[edit] References
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 124.
- ^ Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 63. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.