Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Waterbush

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Myoporum montanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Myoporum
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.