Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Tuberous Polypore

Onychogalea lunata compared with Polyporus tuberaster

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Tuberous Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Polyporus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Polyporus tuberaster

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.