Alpine Strawberry vs koala

Fragaria vesca compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Alpine Strawberry is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Strawberry	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Fragaria	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Fragaria vesca	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Alpine Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Alpine Strawberry

The Alpine Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a species in the genus Fragaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.