Boodie vs Southern Bracket

Bettongia lesueur compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Potoroidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Ganoderma
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.