bilby vs Crab-eating Mongoose

Macrotis lagotis compared with Herpestes urva

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Crab-eating Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Crab-eating Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Macrotis	Herpestes
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Herpestes urva

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Crab-eating Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilby	Crab-eating Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab-eating Mongoose

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.