Boodie vs Scaly Stalkball

Bettongia lesueur compared with Tulostoma melanocyclum

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Scaly Stalkball is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Scaly Stalkball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Bettongia	Tulostoma
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Tulostoma melanocyclum

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly Stalkball

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Scaly Stalkball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Stalkball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.