Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Lesser bilby

Dasycercus blythi compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Macrotis
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.