Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs

Onychogalea lunata compared with Hemiselmis anomala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Hemiselmis
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Hemiselmis anomala

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.