Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Rooting Bonnet

Onychogalea lunata compared with Mycena megaspora

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Rooting Bonnet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Rooting Bonnet
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)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Mycena
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Mycena megaspora

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Rooting Bonnet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

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