Boodie vs Fox Potato

Bettongia lesueur compared with Solanum lignicaule

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Fox Potato is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Fox Potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Potoroidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Solanum
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Solanum lignicaule

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Fox Potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fox Potato

Habitat

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

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.