Boodie vs Red ash

Bettongia lesueur compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Alphitonia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.