Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby vs

Onychogalea fraenata compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Exobasidium
Species	Onychogalea fraenata	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.