Boodie vs Gold Tooth

Bettongia lesueur compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Potoroidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Bettongia	Hydnellum
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.