Lesser Bilby
Macrotis leucura
Conservation Status
ExtinctMammalia · Peramelemorphia · Thylacomyidae
About
The lesser bilby, also known as the yallara, the lesser rabbit-eared bandicoot or the white-tailed rabbit-eared bandicoot, is an extinct rabbit-like marsupial. The species was first described by Oldfield Thomas as Peregale leucura in 1887 from a single specimen from a collection of mammals of the British Museum. Reaching the size of a young rabbit, this species lived in the deserts of Central Australia. Since the 1950s–1960s, it has been believed to be extinct.
Fun Fact
Reaching the size of a young rabbit, this species lived in the deserts of Central Australia.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Live in sandy and loamy deserts, spinifex sandplains and dunes, dominated by mounds of tough and grassy Triodia species with mulga Acacia aneura, zygochloa canegrass, or in Triodia hummock grassland with occasional low trees and shrubs.
Diet
Omnivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Destruction
- Overexploitation