Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Deer Mushroom

Onychogalea lunata compared with Pluteus cervinus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Deer Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Deer Mushroom
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Pluteus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Pluteus cervinus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).