Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Lemon grass

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrolagus	Cymbopogon
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

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.