Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Natal plum

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Carissa
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.