Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Nahanni Aster

Onychogalea lunata compared with Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Nahanni Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Onychogalea	Symphyotrichum
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Nahanni Aster

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nahanni Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.