Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Sweetpotato

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Ipomoea
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.