false pepperwort vs Northern Bettong

Marsilea crenata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

false pepperwort is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Marsileaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Marsilea	Bettongia
Species	Marsilea crenata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.