Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Foxtail Smut

Onychogalea lunata compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Urocystis
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.