Egyptian Water-clover vs koala

Marsilea aegyptiaca compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Egyptian Water-clover is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Egyptian Water-clover	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Salviniales (سلوينيات)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Marsileaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Marsilea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Marsilea aegyptiaca	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Egyptian Water-clover

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Egyptian Water-clover	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Egyptian Water-clover

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.

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.