Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Tickclover

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Fabaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Desmodium
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 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.