Hemp-leaf ragwort vs Northern Bettong

Senecio brasiliensis compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Hemp-leaf ragwort is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemp-leaf ragwort	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	Senecio	Bettongia
Species	Senecio brasiliensis	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Hemp-leaf ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemp-leaf ragwort	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemp-leaf ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Portugal, and United States.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.