Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Indian toothcup

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Rotala indica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Indian toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lythraceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Rotala
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Rotala indica

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Indian toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.