Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Currawang

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Acacia doratoxylon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Currawang
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	Acacia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Acacia doratoxylon

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Currawang

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Currawang

Habitat

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

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.