Boodie vs Soapberry

Bettongia lesueur compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Potoroidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Sapindus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.