Northern Bettong vs Three-lined Soldier

Bettongia tropica compared with Oxycera trilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Potoroidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Bettongia	Oxycera
Species	Bettongia tropica	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Bettong and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.