Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Matsutake

Onychogalea lunata compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Matsutake
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Tricholoma
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.