Desert Bandicoot vs Gum-elemi

Perameles eremiana compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Peramelidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Perameles	Bursera
Species	Perameles eremiana	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.