Boodie vs mountain thistle

Bettongia lesueur compared with Acanthus montanus

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while mountain thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Potoroidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Acanthus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	mountain thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.