Bettongie de Lesueur vs Shield Pinkgill

Bettongia lesueur compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Key Differences

• Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Shield Pinkgill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Bettongia	Entoloma
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.