Bed-jacket vs bilby

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Macrotis lagotis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while bilby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	bilby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Macrotis
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Macrotis lagotis

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bilby

The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a species in the genus Macrotis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.