Boodie
Bettongia lesueur
Conservation Status
Near ThreatenedMammalia · Diprotodontia · Potoroidae
About
The boodie, also known as the burrowing bettong or Lesueur's rat-kangaroo, is a small, furry, rat-like mammal native to Australia. Once common throughout the continent, it is now restricted to a few coastal islands. A member of the rat-kangaroo family (Potoroidae), it lives in burrows and is active at night when it forages for fungi, roots, and other plant matter. It is about the size of a rabbit and, like most marsupials, carries its young in a pouch.
Fun Fact
Once common throughout the continent, it is now restricted to a few coastal islands.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Lived in a range of dry subtropical and tropical habitats, from open eucalyptus and acacia woodlands to arid spinifex grasslands.
Diet
Eats a variety of foods, such as seeds, fruits, flowers, tubers, roots, succulent leaves, grasses, fungi, termites, and marine refuse.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Hunting and Collection
- Climate Change