Australian areca palm vs Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Areca triandra compared with Dendrolagus bennettianus

Key Differences

• Australian areca palm is Least Concern while Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian areca palm	Bennetts tree-kangaroo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Arecaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Areca	Dendrolagus
Species	Areca triandra	Dendrolagus bennettianus

Conservation Status

Australian areca palm

LC — Least Concern

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian areca palm	Bennetts tree-kangaroo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian areca palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Panama.

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian areca palm

The Australian areca palm (Areca triandra) is a species in the genus Areca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.