Canguro-rata de Lesueur vs Devil's Bit

Bettongia lesueur compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Canguro-rata de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Ruellia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.