Northern Bettong vs wild madder

Bettongia tropica compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Northern Bettong is Endangered while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Bettong	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Potoroidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Rubia
Species	Bettongia tropica	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Bettong	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.