Least ConcernRed-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
One of the 6 wallabies on WAnimals
Mammals · Diprotodontia · Macropodidae
Onychogalea fraenata
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
It was thought extinct for decades until it was rediscovered by chance in 1973 on a Queensland property earmarked to become an abattoir, which prompted the immediate creation of a conservation reserve.
Weight
4 kg – 8 kg
Size
80 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
5 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Estimated population
Reduced to a few nuclei in Queensland, with fewer than 1,000 mature individuals in total.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · Critter Science · Encyclopedia of Life · Animals Fandom Wiki · Animalia.bio · Wikipedia (Bridled nail-tail wallaby)
Best time: All year round in Taunton National Park, in Queensland, at dusk and at night, when it comes out to graze in the clearings.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Bridled Nailtail Wallaby — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The bridled nailtail wallaby is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
Based on what we already know about bridled nailtail wallaby.
