Buddha's hand vs Northern Bettong

Alocasia cucullata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Araceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Alocasia	Bettongia
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.