Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Rooting Polypore

Onychogalea lunata compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Polyporus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.