Boodie vs Cowbane Rust

Bettongia lesueur compared with Puccinia cicutae

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Cowbane Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Cowbane Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Potoroidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Puccinia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Puccinia cicutae

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Cowbane Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Cowbane Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cowbane Rust

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.