Boodie vs Red Balau

Bettongia lesueur compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Potoroidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Shorea
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

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.