Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs

Onychogalea lunata compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Nitzschia
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.