Bridled nail-tail wallaby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bridled nail-tail wallaby lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Onychogalea fraenata
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the bridled nail-tail wallaby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bridled nail-tail wallaby in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bridled nail-tail wallaby endangered?

The bridled nail-tail wallaby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bridled nail-tail wallaby?

The bridled nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Onychogalea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bridled nail-tail wallaby

The bridled nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata), also known as the bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, and flashjack, is a vulnerable species of macropod. It is a small wallaby found in three isolated areas in Queensland, Australia, and whose population is declining. In early 2019 the total population of the species was estimated to be fewer than 500 mature individuals in the wild and 2285 in captivity.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bridled nail-tail wallaby (revision 1315851489), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q533063 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).