Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Lesser bilby

Blarina hylophaga compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed 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	Blarina	Macrotis
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.