Here's why:
* Eastern Barred Bandicoot and Numbat are both marsupials, meaning they are mammals that raise their young in pouches. They belong to the order Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies).
* Tiger Cat is a felid, a member of the cat family (Felidae). This group is part of the placental mammals, a completely different evolutionary branch than marsupials.
Therefore, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot and the Numbat share a much closer evolutionary history than the tiger cat.