koala vs northern shorewort

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Mertensia maritima

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while northern shorewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	northern shorewort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ctenophora (Ctenophora)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Tentaculata (Tentaculata)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Cydippida (Cydippida)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Mertensiidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Mertensia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Mertensia maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and northern shorewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

northern shorewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	northern shorewort
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	75 cm	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

northern shorewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.