Bridal Veil Stinkhorn vs koala

Phallus indusiatus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridal Veil Stinkhorn	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phallaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Phallus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Phallus indusiatus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridal Veil Stinkhorn	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

The Bridal Veil Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) is a species in the genus Phallus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.