Annual Marsh Fleabane vs koala

Pluchea odorata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Annual Marsh Fleabane is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Marsh Fleabane	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Diprotodontia (캥거루목)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Pluchea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Pluchea odorata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Annual Marsh Fleabane

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Marsh Fleabane	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Marsh Fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Japan, and Marshall Islands.

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.

Annual Marsh Fleabane

The Annual Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata) is a species in the genus Pluchea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

koala

호주 동부와 동남부의 상징적인 유대류로, 체중이 최대 15kg이며 저칼로리인 유칼립투스 잎 식단에서 에너지를 절약하기 위해 하루 최대 22시간을 잠으로 보낸다. 대부분의 다른 포유류를 죽일 수 있는 유독한 유칼립투스 성분을 처리하도록 고도로 특화되어, 해독에 특별히 적응된 장내 미생물총을 지닌다. 2022년 기후 변화, 서식지 개발, 클라미디아 감염으로 인한 개체수 감소로 위기종으로 지정되었다.