Late Life and Legacy
Bennett was 84 years of age when he contributed the chapter on "Mammals" to the Handbook of Sydney, prepared for the Sydney meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science held in 1888. The Royal Society of New South Wales awarded Bennett the Clarke memorial medal in 1890 for his valuable contributions to the natural history of Australia. Bennett died in Sydney on 29 September 1893.
Bennett is commemorated in science by the scientific names of the Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennettii), the Little Crow (bird) (Corvus bennettii) and Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus).
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