Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Mountain Waxcap

Onychogalea lunata compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Mountain Waxcap
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Hygrocybe
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.