Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs parma wallaby

Onychogalea lunata compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family same	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Onychogalea	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and parma wallaby share a common ancestor at the Family level: Macropodidae. (Kangaroos)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.