Camellia Gall vs koala

Exobasidium camelliae compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Camellia Gall is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Camellia Gall	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Exobasidium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Exobasidium camelliae	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Camellia Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Camellia Gall

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.

Camellia Gall

The Camellia Gall (Exobasidium camelliae) is a species in the genus Exobasidium.

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.