Asian Badger vs Lesser bilby

Meles leucurus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Meles	Macrotis
Species	Meles leucurus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.