Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Eastern Forktail

Onychogalea lunata compared with Ischnura verticalis

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Eastern Forktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Eastern Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Ischnura
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Ischnura verticalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Eastern Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Eastern Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.