Boodie vs Finger Grass

Bettongia lesueur compared with Limnophila chinensis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Finger Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Finger Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Limnophila
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Limnophila chinensis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Finger Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Finger Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Singapore.

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.