Boodie vs Quito-orange

Bettongia lesueur compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Potoroidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Solanum
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.