Gabon Talapoin vs Lesser bilby

Miopithecus ogouensis compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gabon Talapoin	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Miopithecus	Macrotis
Species	Miopithecus ogouensis	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gabon Talapoin and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gabon Talapoin	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.