Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Eurasian water shrew

Onychogalea lunata compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Soricidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Neomys
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Eurasian water shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.