Boodie vs Desert Kurrajong

Bettongia lesueur compared with Brachychiton gregorii

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Desert Kurrajong is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Desert Kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Potoroidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Brachychiton
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Brachychiton gregorii

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Desert Kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Desert Kurrajong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Kurrajong

Habitat

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

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.