Boodie vs Pencil flower

Bettongia lesueur compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Stylosanthes
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.