Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Carex
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.