Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs

Onychogalea lunata compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Microbotryum
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.