Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs tormentil

Onychogalea lunata compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Onychogalea	Potentilla
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.