Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Norway lemming

Onychogalea lunata compared with Lemmus lemmus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Norway lemming is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Norway lemming
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cricetidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Lemmus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Lemmus lemmus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Norway lemming share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Norway lemming

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Norway lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.