Northern nail-tail wallaby
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O. unguifera
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| Onychogalea unguifera (Gould, 1841)
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| The distribution of the northern nail-tail wallaby Data from The Atlas of Living Australia |
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The northern nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera) also known as the sandy nail-tail wallaby, is a species of macropod found in Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory. Unlike the bridled nail-tail wallaby (O. fraenata), the northern nail-tail wallaby is not a threatened species.[2] The only other member of the genus, the crescent nail-tail wallaby (O. lunata), is extinct.
The northern nail-tail wallaby by far the largest species in the genus Onychogalea. It is a solitary, nocturnal browser feeding on a variety of foliage. It is a sandy colour, which gave rise to its other common name.[3]
Two subspecies have been defined, but their validity is disputed.
- O. u. unguifera from the northwestern part of its range;
- O. u. annulicauda from the northeastern part of its range.[4]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Woinarski, J., Winter, J. & Burbidge, A. (2008). Onychogalea unguifera. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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