Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Fruity Milkcap

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lactarius evosmus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Fruity Milkcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Fruity Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Russulaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Lactarius
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lactarius evosmus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Fruity Milkcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruity Milkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.