bilby vs Painted Woolly Bat

Macrotis lagotis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Macrotis	Kerivoula
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

bilby and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bilby	Painted Woolly Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Woolly Bat

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.