Beggar's tick vs Northern Bettong

Bidens cynapiifolia compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Beggar's tick is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar's tick	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Potoroidae
Genus	Bidens	Bettongia
Species	Bidens cynapiifolia	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Beggar's tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar's tick	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar's tick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beggar's tick

The Beggar's tick (Bidens cynapiifolia) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens cynapiifolia.