Boodie vs Oakes scalewort

Bettongia lesueur compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Potoroidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Frullania
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Frullania oakesiana

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Oakes scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.