koala vs Mediterranean Buckler-fern

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Dryopteris tyrrhena

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Mediterranean Buckler-fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Mediterranean Buckler-fern
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Polypodiopsida (سراخس رقيقة المباغ)
Order	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)	Polypodiales (سرخسيات)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Dryopteris
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Dryopteris tyrrhena

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Mediterranean Buckler-fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Mediterranean Buckler-fern
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	75 cm	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mediterranean Buckler-fern

Habitat

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

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.