Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Pencil flower

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Stylosanthes
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), 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.