Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Ear tree

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Ear tree
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	Enterolobium
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), 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.