Canguro-rata de Lesueur vs Short-Stalked Suillus

Bettongia lesueur compared with Suillus brevipes

Key Differences

• Canguro-rata de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Short-Stalked Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	Short-Stalked Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Potoroidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Suillus
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Suillus brevipes

Conservation Status

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Short-Stalked Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canguro-rata de Lesueur	Short-Stalked Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-Stalked Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Canguro-rata de Lesueur

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.