Passionsblume vs Koala

Passiflora incarnata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Passionsblume is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Passionsblume	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Passifloraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Passiflora	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Passiflora incarnata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Passionsblume

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Passionsblume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Italy, Madagascar, and Pakistan.

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.

Passionsblume

The Apricot-vine (Passiflora incarnata) is a species in the genus Passiflora. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.