Chinese Mole Shrew vs Lesser bilby

Anourosorex squamipes compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Chinese Mole Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Mole Shrew	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Soricidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Anourosorex	Macrotis
Species	Anourosorex squamipes	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Mole Shrew and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Mole Shrew	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Mole Shrew

The Chinese Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is a species in the genus Anourosorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.