Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs flea sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex pulicaris

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while flea sedge is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	flea sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Carex
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Carex pulicaris

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

flea sedge

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	flea sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flea sedge

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.