Boodie vs Tear Dropper

Bettongia lesueur compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.