bilby vs Osgoods short-tailed opossum

Macrotis lagotis compared with Monodelphis osgoodi

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Osgoods short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Osgoods short-tailed 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	Monodelphis
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Monodelphis osgoodi

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Osgoods short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Osgoods short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilby	Osgoods short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Osgoods short-tailed 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.