Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs small blue

Onychogalea lunata compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	small blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Onychogalea	Cupido
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Cupido minimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	small blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.