Boodie vs silk-tassel

Bettongia lesueur compared with Garrya elliptica

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while silk-tassel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Potoroidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Garrya
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	silk-tassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-tassel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.