Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs

Onychogalea lunata compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Trechispora
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.