Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Potto

Onychogalea lunata compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lorisidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Perodicticus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.