Boodie vs Fruit Fly

Bettongia lesueur compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Potoroidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Bettongia	Urophora
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.