Northern Bettong vs red-cedar

Bettongia tropica compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Northern Bettong is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Potoroidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Trichilia
Species	Bettongia tropica	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.