Boodie vs Melancholy Thistle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Melancholy Thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Potoroidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bettongia	Cirsium
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.