Giam vs Northern Bettong

Hopea forbesii compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Giam is Near Threatened while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giam	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Hopea	Bettongia
Species	Hopea forbesii	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giam	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giam

Habitat

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

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.