Boodie vs Natal plum

Bettongia lesueur compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Potoroidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Carissa
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.