Boodie vs Woad-leaved Ragwort

Bettongia lesueur compared with Senecio glastifolius

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Woad-leaved Ragwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Woad-leaved Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Potoroidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bettongia	Senecio
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Senecio glastifolius

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Woad-leaved Ragwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Woad-leaved Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woad-leaved Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, New Zealand, Portugal, and United Kingdom.

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.