Greater bilby  (Macrotis lagotis)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Polyprotodonta (9)
Family Peramelidae
Genus Macrotis (1)
Size Tail length: 29 cm (2)
Head-body length: up to 55 cm (2)
Weight 0.8 - 2.5 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU - C2a) on the IUCN Red List 2002 and listed on Appendix I of CITES (1).