Boodie vs Ivy Bee

Bettongia lesueur compared with Colletes hederae

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Ivy Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Ivy Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Potoroidae	Colletidae
Genus	Bettongia	Colletes
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Colletes hederae

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Ivy Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Ivy Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Ivy Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivy Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.