Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Headfly

Onychogalea lunata compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Muscidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Hydrotaea
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.