Carnation Earthfan vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Carnation Earthfan is Least Concern while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Thelephora	Onychogalea
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.