bilby vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Macrotis lagotis compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Macrotis	Dasycercus
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Dasycercus blythi

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Brush-tailed Mulgara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilby	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.