Boodie vs dooryard sowbug

Bettongia lesueur compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Potoroidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Bettongia	Porcellio
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.