Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Wild Lettuce

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dendrolagus	Lactuca
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.