vs Bettongie de Lesueur

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Bettongia lesueur

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bettongie de Lesueur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Bettongia
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Bettongia lesueur

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bettongie de Lesueur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Bettongie 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.