Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Field Thistle

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Field Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.