Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs nard sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex nardina

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while nard sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	nard sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Carex
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Carex nardina

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

nard sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nard sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.