Boodie vs Flodman Thistle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cirsium flodmanii

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Flodman Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Flodman 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 flodmanii

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Flodman Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Flodman Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flodman Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.