Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Upper Crust

Onychogalea lunata compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Amaurodon
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

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.