Boodie vs Thicket Bean

Bettongia lesueur compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Potoroidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Phaseolus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

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.