Northern Bettong vs short-stem iris

Bettongia tropica compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Northern Bettong is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Potoroidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Bettongia	Iris
Species	Bettongia tropica	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Bettong and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.