Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Redspored Dapperling

Onychogalea lunata compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Redspored Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Redspored Dapperling
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Onychogalea	Melanophyllum
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.