Balau vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Shorea lumutensis compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Balau is Critically Endangered while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Shorea	Onychogalea
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

Habitat

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

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.