Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos vs Koala

Tortula marginata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos is Endangered while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pottiaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Tortula	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Tortula marginata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

EN — Endangered

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

The Bordered Screw-moss (Tortula marginata) is a species in the genus Tortula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

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.