Bearded Amanita vs koala

Amanita ovoidea compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Bearded Amanita is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Amanita	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Amanita ovoidea	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bearded Amanita

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Amanita	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Amanita

Habitat

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

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.

Bearded Amanita

The Bearded Amanita (Amanita ovoidea) is a species in the genus Amanita. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

koala

Icónico marsupial del este y sureste de Australia, los koalas pesan hasta 15 kg y pasan hasta 22 horas diarias durmiendo para conservar energía de su dieta de hojas de eucalipto, baja en calorías. Altamente especializados para procesar los compuestos tóxicos del eucalipto que matarían a la mayoría de los demás mamíferos, poseen microbiomas intestinales únicamente adaptados para la desintoxicación. Clasificado como En Peligro en 2022, con poblaciones diezmadas por la enfermedad de clamidia, la deforestación y el cambio climático.