koala vs

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Stemonaria pilosa

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Stemonitidales
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Stemonaria
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Stemonaria pilosa

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Stemonaria pilosa is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing minute sporangia covered with fine hairs on decaying woody plant material in forested environments. Like other myxomycetes, it passes through an amoeboid plasmodial stage before forming reproductive structures. This organism plays a role in microbial community ecology, feeding on bacteria and fungal spores in forest litter and wood.