Leadebeater s Possum vs Bentamaré

Gymnobelideus leadbeateri compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

• Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered while Bentamaré is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leadebeater s Possum	Bentamaré
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Petauridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Gymnobelideus	Senna
Species	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Bentamaré

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leadebeater s Possum	Bentamaré
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leadebeater s Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bentamaré

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).