Forked Aster vs Northern Bettong

Eurybia furcata compared with Bettongia tropica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Aster	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Potoroidae
Genus	Eurybia	Bettongia
Species	Eurybia furcata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Aster	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.