Bitter-Root vs Northern Bettong

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apocynaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Apocynum	Bettongia
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.