Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß vs Koala

Cortinarius scutulatus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß	Koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cortinarius	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cortinarius scutulatus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Violetter Rettich-Gürtelfuß

Cortinarius scutulatus is a mycorrhizal agaric fungus in the family Cortinariaceae, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with forest trees. Like others in this large genus, it produces a characteristic cortina (cobweb-like partial veil) when young. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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.