Boodie vs Cootamundra wattle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Acacia baileyana

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Cootamundra wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Cootamundra wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Acacia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Acacia baileyana

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Cootamundra wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Cootamundra wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cootamundra wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.