Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Dune Cup

Onychogalea lunata compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Peziza
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Dune Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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