Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs Lesser bilby

Mops nanulus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Molossidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Mops	Macrotis
Species	Mops nanulus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.