Boodie vs Ceylon-olive

Bettongia lesueur compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Potoroidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Elaeocarpus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.