Boodie vs southern elder

Bettongia lesueur compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Potoroidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Sambucus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.