Lesser bilby vs Long-tailed dunnart

Macrotis leucura compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Macrotis	Sminthopsis
Species	Macrotis leucura	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.