vs Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Dendrolagus bennettianus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bennetts tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Chordariaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Asperococcus	Dendrolagus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Dendrolagus bennettianus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bennetts tree-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

The Bennetts tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) is a species in the genus Dendrolagus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.