Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs small tortoiseshell

Onychogalea lunata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	small tortoiseshell
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Onychogalea	Aglais
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 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.