Boodie vs elderberry-ash

Bettongia lesueur compared with Polyscias sambucifolia

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while elderberry-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	elderberry-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Polyscias
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Polyscias sambucifolia

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

elderberry-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	elderberry-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elderberry-ash

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.