Boodie vs Fragrant Crestwort

Bettongia lesueur compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Potoroidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Lophocolea
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Lophocolea fragrans

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Fragrant Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.