Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Least Puffball

Onychogalea lunata compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Least 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	Bovista
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).