Hooded red-sided opossum vs Lesser bilby

Monodelphis palliolata compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Hooded red-sided opossum is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooded red-sided opossum	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Macrotis
Species	Monodelphis palliolata	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Hooded red-sided opossum and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooded red-sided opossum	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.