Fern Palm vs Koala

Cycas revoluta compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Fern Palm is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Cycadales (Palmfarne)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cycadaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cycas	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cycas revoluta	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

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.