Large Japanese Mole vs Lesser bilby

Mogera wogura compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Talpidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Mogera	Macrotis
Species	Mogera wogura	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.