koala vs Transparent Flapwort

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Solenostoma hyalinum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Transparent Flapwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Transparent Flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Solenostomataceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Solenostoma
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Solenostoma hyalinum

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Transparent Flapwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Transparent Flapwort
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.

Transparent Flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.