Boxthorn vs Desert Bandicoot

Lycium shawii compared with Perameles eremiana

Key Differences

• Boxthorn is Least Concern while Desert Bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Desert Bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Solanaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Lycium	Perameles
Species	Lycium shawii	Perameles eremiana

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Desert Bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.