Balkan-Windröschen vs Koala

Anemone blanda compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Balkan-Windröschen is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan-Windröschen	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Anemone	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Anemone blanda	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Balkan-Windröschen

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan-Windröschen	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan-Windröschen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Balkan-Windröschen

The Balkan Anemone (Anemone blanda) is a species in the genus Anemone. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.

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.