Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs mountain-pepper

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Litsea cubeba

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while mountain-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Lauraceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Litsea
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.