Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Prostrate knotweed

Onychogalea lunata compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Polygonum
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).