Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lestidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Lestes
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.