Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lesser bilby

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Macrotis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.