Boodie vs Tumbling Puffball

Bettongia lesueur compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Bovista
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Tumbling Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.