False Water Rat vs Lesser bilby

Xeromys myoides compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Xeromys	Macrotis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.