Boodie vs Fringed rue

Bettongia lesueur compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Potoroidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Ruta
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.