Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs fern-leaf aralia

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Araliaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Polyscias
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.