Falsche Apfel-Minze vs Koala

Mentha rotundifolia compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Falsche Apfel-Minze is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Falsche Apfel-Minze	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Lamiaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Mentha	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Mentha rotundifolia	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Falsche Apfel-Minze

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Falsche Apfel-Minze	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Falsche Apfel-Minze

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Falsche Apfel-Minze

The Bigleaf Mint (Mentha rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.