Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs small water-pepper

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Persicaria
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.