Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Heath Puffball

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Heath Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Lycoperdon
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.