Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Sickle Medick

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.