vs koala

Hyaloperonospora cardaminopsidis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Chromista (أسناخ صبغية)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Oomycota (طلائعيات بيضية)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Peronosporales (شبكيات الأبواغ)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Peronosporaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Hyaloperonospora	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Hyaloperonospora cardaminopsidis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Hyaloperonospora cardaminopsidis is an oomycete (water mould) in the family Peronosporaceae that is a biotrophic parasite of Cardaminopsis (rockcress) plants. Like other downy mildews, it infects leaf tissue and produces white, branching conidiophores on the underside of leaves. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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.