Boodie vs thrift root mealybug

Bettongia lesueur compared with Trionymus radicum

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while thrift root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	thrift root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Potoroidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Bettongia	Trionymus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Trionymus radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Boodie and thrift root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

thrift root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	thrift root mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thrift root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.