Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Prickly Coontail

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.