Lesser bilby vs Oriental House Rat

Macrotis leucura compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Oriental House 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Macrotis	Rattus
Species	Macrotis leucura	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser bilby and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).