Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Love Apple

Onychogalea lunata compared with Paris polyphylla

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Love Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Love Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Paris
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Paris polyphylla

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.