Lesser bilby vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Macrotis leucura compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Lesser Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Macrotis	Brachyuromys
Species	Macrotis leucura	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.