Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling vs Koala

Craterium leucocephalum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling	Koala
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Physaraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Craterium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Craterium leucocephalum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Abgerundeter Pokalstäubling

Craterium leucocephalum is a myxomycete producing stalked, cup-shaped sporangia with distinctive white lids, growing on dead leaves, bark, and plant debris in moist, shaded woodland habitats. Its fruiting bodies appear after heavy rainfall when conditions favour sporulation. This species is cosmopolitan in distribution, found across temperate and tropical forests worldwide.

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.