bilby vs Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

Macrotis lagotis compared with Marmosa andersoni

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Macrotis	Marmosa
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Marmosa andersoni

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilby	Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum

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.