Java-bean vs Northern Bettong

Senna obtusifolia compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Java-bean is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family	Fabaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Senna	Bettongia
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java-bean	Northern Bettong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.