Delta maidenhair fern vs koala

Adiantum raddianum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Delta maidenhair fern is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delta maidenhair fern	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polypodiales (고사리목)	Diprotodontia (캥거루목)
Family	Pteridaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Adiantum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Adiantum raddianum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Delta maidenhair fern

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Delta maidenhair fern	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delta maidenhair fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, 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.

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.