Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Lesser bilby

Alticola macrotis compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Large-eared Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain 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	Alticola	Macrotis
Species	Alticola macrotis	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.