Boodie vs Oily Pectis

Bettongia lesueur compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Oily Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Oily Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

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

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.