Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Fen Ragwort

Onychogalea lunata compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Fen Ragwort
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	Jacobaea
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Fen Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

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