Boodie vs Jamaican Beaksedge

Bettongia lesueur compared with Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Jamaican Beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Potoroidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Rhynchospora
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Jamaican Beaksedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Jamaican Beaksedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican Beaksedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.