Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Midge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Dasineura
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.