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Species profile—Onychogalea frenata (bridled nailtail wallaby)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Macropodidae (wallabies, kangaroos and tree-kangaroos) → Onychogalea frenata (bridled nailtail wallaby)

Photo of Onychogalea frenata (bridled nailtail wallaby) - Queensland Government,1990
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Macropodidae (wallabies, kangaroos and tree-kangaroos)
Scientific name
Onychogalea frenata (Gould, 1840)
Common name
bridled nailtail wallaby
Type reference
Gould, J. (1840). No title. The Athenaeum 670, 685.
WildNet taxon ID
907
Synonym(s)
Onychogalea fraenata
Macropus fraenatus
Macropus frenatus
Alternate name(s)
pademelon
bridled nail-tailed wallaby
merrin
waistcoat wallaby
flashjack
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=907.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
8 March 2022