Bennett's tree-kangaroo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bennett's tree-kangaroo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dendrolagus bennettianus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the Bennett's tree-kangaroo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bennett's tree-kangaroo in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Bennett's tree-kangaroo endangered?

The Bennett's tree-kangaroo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bennett's tree-kangaroo?

The Bennett's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Dendrolagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bennett's tree-kangaroo

Bennett's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) is a large tree-kangaroo. Males can weigh from 11.5 kg up to almost 14 kg (25 to 31 lbs), while the females range between about 8 to 10.6 kg (18 to 23 lb). They are very agile and are able to leap 9 metres (30 ft) down to another branch and have been known to drop as far as 18 metres (59 ft) to the ground without injury.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bennett's tree-kangaroo (revision 1360614679), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209132 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).