Boodie vs Red-tailed Mason Bee

Bettongia lesueur compared with Osmia bicolor

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Red-tailed Mason Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Red-tailed Mason Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Potoroidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Bettongia	Osmia
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Osmia bicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Red-tailed Mason Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Red-tailed Mason Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Red-tailed Mason Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-tailed Mason Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.