Lumholtz's tree kangaroo vs slender thistle

Dendrolagus lumholtzi compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dendrolagus	Carduus
Species	Dendrolagus lumholtzi	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.