Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby vs cow-itch

Onychogalea fraenata compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby is Vulnerable while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Fabaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Mucuna
Species	Onychogalea fraenata	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) is a species in the genus Onychogalea. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.