Boodie vs Garden Thyme

Bettongia lesueur compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Thymus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.