Boodie vs Salento Iris

Bettongia lesueur compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Potoroidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Bettongia	Iris
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.