Boodie vs Grey Milk-Cap

Bettongia lesueur compared with Lactarius vietus

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Grey Milk-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Grey Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Potoroidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Lactarius
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Lactarius vietus

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Grey Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Grey Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

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.