Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Scuttle fly

Onychogalea lunata compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Phoridae
Genus	Onychogalea	Megaselia
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Scuttle fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).