Lesser bilby vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Macrotis leucura compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Lesser bilby is Extinct while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser bilby	Plains Pocket Mouse
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Macrotis	Perognathus
Species	Macrotis leucura	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser bilby and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser bilby	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.