Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Downy Emerald

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Corduliidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Cordulia
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Downy Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.