Flame Nasturtium vs Leadebeater s Possum

Tropaeolum speciosum compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Nasturtium	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tropaeolaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Tropaeolum	Gymnobelideus
Species	Tropaeolum speciosum	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Nasturtium	Leadebeater s Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Leadebeater s Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.