Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Follicle Sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex folliculata

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Follicle Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Follicle 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 folliculata

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Follicle Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Follicle Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.