Bearberry Willow vs koala

Salix uva-ursi compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Bearberry Willow is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearberry Willow	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Malpighiales (ملبيغيات)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Salicaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Salix	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Salix uva-ursi	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bearberry Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearberry Willow	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearberry Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

koala

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found in Australia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bearberry Willow

The Bearberry Willow (Salix uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

koala

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.