Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Water spangles

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Salvinia
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.