American Pumpkin vs Boodie

Cucurbita pepo compared with Bettongia lesueur

Key Differences

• American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Boodie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pumpkin	Boodie
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Bettongia
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Bettongia lesueur

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pumpkin	Boodie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Pumpkin

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Boodie

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.