Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Netted Nutrush

Onychogalea lunata compared with Scleria reticularis

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Netted Nutrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Netted Nutrush
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	Scleria
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Scleria reticularis

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Netted Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.