Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Tuberous Valerian

Onychogalea lunata compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Valeriana
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.