Boodie vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Bettongia lesueur compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potoroidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Bettongia	Brachytarsomys
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

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.