Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs king protea

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Protea cynaroides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Proteaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Protea
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	king protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

king protea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.