marsh-elder vs Northern Bettong

Iva annua compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• marsh-elder is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marsh-elder	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	Iva	Bettongia
Species	Iva annua	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	marsh-elder	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.