Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs coral-bean

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Erythrina fusca

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while coral-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	coral-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Erythrina
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.