Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Onychogalea lunata compared with Heteranthera dubia

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Heteranthera
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.