Boodie vs Gray Flying Fox

Bettongia lesueur compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Potoroidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Bettongia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.