Northern Bettong vs Stinking willie

Bettongia tropica compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Northern Bettong is Endangered while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Potoroidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bettongia	Jacobaea
Species	Bettongia tropica	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).