Canguro-rata de Lesueur vs cabbage thistle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cirsium oleraceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	cabbage thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Potoroidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bettongia	Cirsium
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cirsium oleraceum

Conservation Status

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

cabbage thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	cabbage thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cabbage thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

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.

cabbage thistle

The Cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.