Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Cyperus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.