Boodie vs elk thistle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cirsium foliosum

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while elk thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	elk thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Potoroidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bettongia	Cirsium
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cirsium foliosum

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

elk thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	elk thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elk thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.