Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Floating Bur-Reed

Onychogalea lunata compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Typhaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Sparganium
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.