Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Fringed Sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex crinita

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Fringed 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 crinita

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.