Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Dingy Waxcap

Onychogalea lunata compared with Hygrocybe ingrata

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Dingy Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Dingy Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Hygrocybe
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Hygrocybe ingrata

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Dingy Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dingy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.