Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Nutgrass

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cyperus stoloniferus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Nutgrass
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	Cyperus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cyperus stoloniferus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.