Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Silkrubber

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Funtumia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.