Boodie vs Everlasting Pea

Bettongia lesueur compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Everlasting Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Lathyrus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Everlasting Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.