Boodie vs erect spiderling

Bettongia lesueur compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while erect spiderling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	erect spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Potoroidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Boerhavia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	erect spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.