Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby vs Eurasian beaver

Onychogalea lunata compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Diprotodontia (डाएप्रोटोडोंटिया)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Onychogalea	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Onychogalea lunata	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eurasian beaver

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.