Boodie vs Smooth Stonewort

Bettongia lesueur compared with Nitella flexilis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Smooth Stonewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Potoroidae	Characeae
Genus	Bettongia	Nitella
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.