Boodie vs Forest Num-num

Bettongia lesueur compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Potoroidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Carissa
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.