Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Marsh Valerian

Onychogalea lunata compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Marsh Valerian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Valeriana
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.