Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Quartz Webcap

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Cortinarius
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.