Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Hairy indigo

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Hairy indigo
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	Indigofera
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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.