Boodie vs Forest Ironplum

Bettongia lesueur compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Forest Ironplum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Drypetes
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Forest Ironplum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.