Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs red-necked wallaby

Onychogalea lunata compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family same	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Onychogalea	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Family level: Macropodidae. (Kangaroos)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	red-necked wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.