Boodie vs Grooved Flax

Bettongia lesueur compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Linaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Linum
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.