Large False Serotine vs Lesser bilby

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Macrotis
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.