Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Jointed Pricklypear

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Cactaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Opuntia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Jointed Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.