Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Soapberry

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.