Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Stinkgrass

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dendrolagus	Eragrostis
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.