Boodie vs Red-Banded Polypore

Bettongia lesueur compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Red-Banded Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Potoroidae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Fomitopsis
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.