Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Elastic Saddle

Onychogalea lunata compared with Helvella elastica

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Elastic Saddle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Helvella
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Elastic Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).