Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Swampmahogany

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Eucalyptus robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bennetts tree-kangaroo Swampmahogany
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diprotodontia (Marsupials) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos) Myrtaceae
Genus Dendrolagus Eucalyptus
Species Dendrolagus bennettianus Eucalyptus robusta

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Swampmahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bennetts tree-kangaroo Swampmahogany
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swampmahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Vietnam), Europe (6 countries), North America (Nicaragua, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Swampmahogany

No description available.

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