Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Potato Blight

Onychogalea lunata compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Phytophthora
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).