Boodie vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Bettongia lesueur compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Potoroidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Potamogeton
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.