Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Rootless Duckweed

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Araceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Wolffia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Rootless Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.