Devil's Shoestring vs Northern Bettong

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Bettongia tropica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Bettongia
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.