Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby vs Elegant Water Shrew

Onychogalea fraenata compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby is Vulnerable while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Soricidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Nectogale
Species	Onychogalea fraenata	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.