Monjon vs Nabarlek
The nabarlek is heavier: 1.4 kg against 1.26 kg for the monjon, about 11% more.
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What is the difference between a monjon and a nabarlek?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The nabarlek is heavier: 1.4 kg against 1.26 kg for the monjon, about 11% more.
- Both belong to the genus Petrogale, so they are close relatives.
- The monjon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; the nabarlek is Endangered.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the monjon for 1 in total, the nabarlek for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Monjon | Nabarlek | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Petrogale burbidgei | Petrogale concinna |
| Family | Macropodidae | Macropodidae |
| Order | Diprotodontia | Diprotodontia |
| Weight | 1.26 kg | 1.32 kg – 1.4 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 11.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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