vs Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lumholtz's tree kangaroo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lumholtz's 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 lumholtzi

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lumholtz's 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.

Lumholtz's 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.