Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Ceylon-olive

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Elaeocarpus
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.