Boodie vs large-seed dodder

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Potoroidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Cuscuta
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.