Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Splendid Waxcap

Onychogalea lunata compared with Hygrocybe splendidissima

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Splendid Waxcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Splendid Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Hygrocybe
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Hygrocybe splendidissima

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Splendid Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Splendid Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splendid Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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