Boodie vs Elephant Apple

Bettongia lesueur compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Potoroidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Dillenia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, 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.