Boodie vs Lesser Spearwort

Bettongia lesueur compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Lesser Spearwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Potoroidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Ranunculus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.