Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Council tree

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Ficus altissima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Council tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Moraceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Ficus
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Ficus altissima

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Council tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Council tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Council tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Tanzania, and United States.

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.