Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Scaly Tooth

Onychogalea lunata compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Sarcodon
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Scaly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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