Boodie vs plicate door snail

Bettongia lesueur compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Potoroidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Bettongia	Macrogastra
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.