African Bean vs Northern Bettong

Faurea saligna compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Proteaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Faurea	Bettongia
Species	Faurea saligna	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.