Bettongie de Lesueur vs Pastenague américaine

Bettongia lesueur compared with Hypanus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Pastenague américaine
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Potoroidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Bettongia	Hypanus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bettongie de Lesueur and Pastenague américaine share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Pastenague américaine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bettongie de Lesueur	Pastenague américaine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pastenague américaine

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bettongie 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.