Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Thylacomyidae
Order: Peramelemorphia
Genus: Macrotis
Species: Bilby
All Subspecies: Lesser Bilby
Existence: 15 million years
Closest living relative: Bandicoots
1 ancestor: Bandicoots
Physical description: Long blue-grey fur,
Key characteristics: Big ears and a long snout
Size: up to 55 cm in length, tail can be up to 29 cm long
Weight: about 5.5 pounds
Life span: about 7 years
Differences between males and females: males have a longer body length than females do