Boodie vs Sour orange

Bettongia lesueur compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Potoroidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Citrus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.