Boodie vs Hairy sensitive pea

Bettongia lesueur compared with Chamaecrista pilosa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Hairy sensitive pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Hairy sensitive pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Chamaecrista
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Chamaecrista pilosa

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Hairy sensitive pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.