Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Onychogalea lunata compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Carex
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Carex laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.