Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Flea

Onychogalea lunata compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Pulicidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Ctenocephalides
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).