Bennetts tree-kangaroo vs Mountain yam

Dendrolagus bennettianus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dendrolagus	Dioscorea
Species	Dendrolagus bennettianus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bennetts tree-kangaroo	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bennetts tree-kangaroo

The Bennetts tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) is a species in the genus Dendrolagus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.