Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Raphia Palm

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Raphia palma-pinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Arecaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Raphia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Raphia palma-pinus

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Raphia Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Raphia Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.