Boodie vs water dock

Bettongia lesueur compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while water dock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Potoroidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Rumex
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.