Boodie vs Keeled wormseed

Bettongia lesueur compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Potoroidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Dysphania
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Keeled wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.