Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Dog's Mercury Rust

Onychogalea lunata compared with Melampsora populnea

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Dog's Mercury Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Dog's Mercury Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Melampsora
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Melampsora populnea

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Dog's Mercury Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Dog's Mercury Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog's Mercury Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).