Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lesser bilby

Myodes rufocanus compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	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	Cricetidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Myodes	Macrotis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.