Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Sapele

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Meliaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Entandrophragma
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Sapele
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.