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Encyclopedia > Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
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Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
Conservation status: Endangered
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Onychogalea
Species: O. fraenata
Binomial name
Onychogalea fraenata
(Gould, 1841)

The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata is a wallaby which has white 'bridle' line, running down from the back of the neck. Another distinguishing feature is the horny spur on the end of its tail which is usually from 3 to 6 mm long) and is partly covered by hair. The use of the spur is not clearly understood. Some other markings include: Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... Suborders Vombatiformes Phalangeriformes Macropodiformes Diprotodontia is a large taxon of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, Koala, wombats, and many others. ... Genera See text Macropods are marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos, pademelons, and several others. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature refers to the formal method of naming species. ... John Gould (September 14, 1804 - February 3, 1881), was an English ornithologist. ... take you to calendar). ... Red-necked Wallaby A wallaby (sometimes spelled wallabee) is any of about 30 species of macropod (family macropodidae). ...

  • a black dorsal stripe along the back
  • stripes on the cheeks (often found on other species of wallabies as well)

The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby can grow to 1 meter length, half of which is tail and weights 4 to 8 Kg. Females are somewhat smaller than the males.


The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby can be found only on one reserve near Dingo in central Queensland, Australia. Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...


The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby feeds at dusk and during the night. It sleeps during the day (therefore it is nocturnal), usually in a hollow beside bushes or trees. It keeps close to the edges of pasture grasses. Basically these wallabies are shy and solitary animals, but occasionally form small groups of up to 4 to feed together when grazing is in short supply. The Bridled Nailtail Wallaby likes to avoid confrontation and has two main ways of avoiding threats - hiding in hollow logs and crawling under low shrubs. If caught in the open, it may try to lie completely still hoping not to be observed.


Young wallabies are brought up in the mother's pouch. One young is born and availability of food sources determine how often they breed. The gestation period is 23 odd days and the joey stays in the pouch for around 4 months.


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Wallaby (371 words)
Wallabies are widely distributed across Australia, particularly in more remote, heavily timbered, or rugged areas, less so on the great semi-arid plains that are better suited to the larger, leaner, and more fleet-footed kangaroos.
The three nailtail wallabies (one extinct) and the four typical hare-wallabies make up another group, and New Guinea, which was until fairly recent geological times a part of mainland Australia, has at least 5 species of New Guinea forest wallaby.
Wallabies is also the nickname for the Australian rugby union national team, which won the Rugby World Cup in 1991 and 1999, and lost in the final match in extra time to England in 2003.
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Wallabies are widely distributed across Australia, particularly in more remote, heavily timbered, or rugged areas, less so on the great semi-arid plains that are better suited to the larger, leaner, and more fleet-footed kangaros.
Like possums, wallabies are not a distinct biological group.
The Banded Hare Wallaby[?] is thought to be the last remaining member of the once-numerous subfamily Sthenurinae, and although once common across southern Australia, is now restricted to two islands off the Western Aistralian coast which are free of introduced predators.
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