gratiola vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Gratiola officinalis compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Gratiola	Chaeropus
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Pig-footed bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pig-footed bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.