Nail-tailed wallabies
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Macropodidae
Genus : Onychogalea
Facts about the genus Onychogalea, the nail-tailed wallabies
Agile and Nail-tailed wallabies are often seen on the slopes above Mathew Gorge, and Western Red Kangaroos, although uncommon in Kimberley west of the Phillips Range, are occasionally sighted on Mt Hart.
Although some types of roos are considered to be endangered and threatened with extinction (the Toolache Wallaby hasn't been seen for years and the Boodies and the Bridled Nail-Tailed Wallabies are found in diminishing numbers), some other types are flourishing to the extent that on some sheep ranches, there are more boomers (yet another name for roos) than sheep, which would be okay if roos were easier to catch and they tasted as good as mutton.
Social Organization: Nail-tailed wallabies are shy and usually solitary. (Full text)
Nail-tailed wallabies are shy and usually solitary, although females with young and groups of 4 to 5 animals have been reported. (Full text)
" Interests 2: Recent news that the nail- tailed wallabies are (feebly) bouncing back in numbers (with a little bit of help) has stirred up thoughts of starting a Sugarglider or Feathertail page - not to mention one for bilbies, numbats, wombats, koalas, the various rock wallabies, bunyips and for things with no name (such as the (Full text)
" Interest 2: Recent news that the nail- tailed wallabies are (feebly) bouncing back in numbers (with a little bit of help) has stirred up thoughts of starting a Sugarglider or Feathertail page—not to mention one for bilbies, numbats, wombats, koalas, the various rock wallabies, bunyips and for things with no name (such as the onychophorans, the turpentines of the shale country, Angophora costata, that flower at the start of KING CON (61/315), the banksias and boronias, the just-rediscovered giant roughy, and even Wolf 359. (Full text)
