Hairy-tailed Tree Rat vs Lesser bilby

Brachytarsomys villosa compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	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	Nesomyidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Brachytarsomys	Macrotis
Species	Brachytarsomys villosa	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.