Boodie vs Wax flower

Bettongia lesueur compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Potoroidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Hoya
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Wax flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, 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.