Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby vs Mountain yam

Onychogalea fraenata compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Dioscorea
Species	Onychogalea fraenata	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.