Boodie vs Meadow Puffball

Bettongia lesueur compared with Lycoperdon pratense

Key Differences

• Boodie is Near Threatened while Meadow Puffball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boodie	Meadow Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Potoroidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Bettongia	Lycoperdon
Species	Bettongia lesueur	Lycoperdon pratense

Conservation Status

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boodie	Meadow Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boodie

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.