bilby vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Macrotis lagotis compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Macrotis	Onychogalea
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Onychogalea lunata

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

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.