Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Curtis'S Puffball

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lycoperdon curtisii

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Curtis'S Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Lycoperdon
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lycoperdon curtisii

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Curtis'S Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.