Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Weeping Toothcrust

Onychogalea lunata compared with Dacryobolus sudans

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Weeping Toothcrust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Weeping Toothcrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Onychogalea	Dacryobolus
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Dacryobolus sudans

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Weeping Toothcrust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping Toothcrust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.