Desert Bandicoot vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Perameles eremiana compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Desert Bandicoot is Extinct while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Bandicoot	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Peramelidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Perameles	Dorocordulia
Species	Perameles eremiana	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Desert Bandicoot and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desert Bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Bandicoot	Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.