Natal plum vs Northern Bettong

Carissa macrocarpa compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

Natal plum is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natal plum	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apocynaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Carissa	Bettongia
Species	Carissa macrocarpa	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natal plum	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).