Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Downy Lettuce

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Onychogalea	Lactuca
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.