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Crescent Nailtail Wallaby
Crescent nailtail wallaby is extinct due to English settlements over hunting these animals and inability to mature a baby rapidly enough.
This animal is listed among 27 extinct species of Australian mammals, other subspecies – Brindled and Northern are vulnerable in some places and common in others. They are so named because of the horny spur they have at the end of their tails.
Crescent nailtail wallaby is extinct due to English settlements over hunting these animals and inability to mature a baby rapidly enough.
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Of the 53 species of Australian macropods 6 have become extinct since European settlement. The greatest threat is habitat destruction. Today all macropods are protected from hunting, except for a small number of large species, which are considered to be pests for grazing lands. Crescent nailtail wallaby is extinct due to English settlements over hunting these animals and inability to mature a baby rapidly enough.
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