Lesser bilby vs Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Macrotis leucura compared with Peropteryx pallidoptera

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Pale-winged Dog-like Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Pale-winged Dog-like 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	Emballonuridae
Genus	Macrotis	Peropteryx
Species	Macrotis leucura	Peropteryx pallidoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser bilby and Pale-winged Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Pale-winged Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-winged Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.