Alpine Earwort vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Diplophyllum taxifolium compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Earwort	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Diplophyllum	Onychogalea
Species	Diplophyllum taxifolium	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Alpine Earwort

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Earwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Earwort

The Alpine Earwort (Diplophyllum taxifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.