Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Northern Dropseed

Onychogalea lunata compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Northern Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Onychogalea	Sporobolus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.