Gefährlicher Stechapfel vs Koala

Datura ferox compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Gefährlicher Stechapfel is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gefährlicher Stechapfel	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Solanaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Datura	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Datura ferox	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Gefährlicher Stechapfel

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gefährlicher Stechapfel	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gefährlicher Stechapfel

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (14 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Gefährlicher Stechapfel

The Angel's-trumpets (Datura ferox) is a species in the genus Datura. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.