Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Wild Potato Vine

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Ipomoea tiliacea

Key Differences

• Bennetts tree-kangaroo is Near Threatened while Wild Potato Vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Wild Potato Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Ipomoea
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Ipomoea tiliacea

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Potato Vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Potato Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.