Lesser bilby vs Little Fruit-eating Bat

Macrotis leucura compared with Artibeus ravus

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Little Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Macrotis	Artibeus
Species	Macrotis leucura	Artibeus ravus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser bilby and Little Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Little Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Little Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.