Bettongie de Lesueur vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Bettongia lesueur compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bettongie de Lesueur is Near Threatened while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bettongie de Lesueur	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Potoroidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Bettongia	Hydnellum
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bettongie de Lesueur

NT — Near Threatened

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bettongie de Lesueur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.