Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs teatree

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Polyscias fruticosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Araliaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Polyscias
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Polyscias fruticosa

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

teatree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.