Boodie vs Floating Fern

Bettongia lesueur compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Potoroidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Salvinia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.