Alpine currant vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Ribes alpinum compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Alpine currant is Least Concern while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Ribes	Onychogalea
Species	Ribes alpinum	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).