Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs toothcup

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 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.