montie des fontaines vs koala

Montia fontana compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

montie des fontaines is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	montie des fontaines	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Montiaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Montia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Montia fontana	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

montie des fontaines

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	montie des fontaines	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

montie des fontaines

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (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.

montie des fontaines

The Blinks (Montia fontana) is a species in the genus Montia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.