Boodie vs Mediterranean Amaranth

Bettongia lesueur compared with Amaranthus graecizans

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Mediterranean Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Mediterranean Amaranth
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	Amaranthus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Amaranthus graecizans

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Mediterranean Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Mediterranean Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mediterranean Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi), Asia (6 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.