Boodie vs Rusty Snaketail

Bettongia lesueur compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Potoroidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Bettongia	Ophiogomphus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.