Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Vegetable fern

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Diplazium
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.