Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Narrow swordfern

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Nephrolepis
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.