Boodie vs Mountain Cocoa

Bettongia lesueur compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Potoroidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Theobroma
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Mountain Cocoa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.