Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Irish Major

Onychogalea lunata compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Oxycera
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.