Gansu Shrew vs Lesser bilby

Sorex cansulus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gansu 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	Sorex	Macrotis
Species	Sorex cansulus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gansu Shrew	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.