Northern Nail-tail Wallaby
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| Onychogalea unguifera (Gould, 1841) |
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 its relatives, the Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (O. fraenata) and the Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby (O. lunata), the Northern Nail-tail Wallaby is not a threatened species.[2]
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]
[edit] References
- ^ 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, 66. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group (1996). Onychogalea unguifera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 30 December 2006.
- ^ Menkhorst, Peter (2001). A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press, 124.
- ^ Gordon, G. (1981). Northern Nailtail Wallaby in The Complete Book of Australian Mammals (ed. Ronald Strahan). Angus & Robertson, 204.
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