Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Ray

Onychogalea lunata compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Atlantoraja
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray