Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Maui's paddle

Onychogalea lunata compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Elaphoglossum
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.