Boodie vs Chinaroot

Bettongia lesueur compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Potoroidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Dioscorea
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.