Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage vs koala

Chrysosplenium alternifolium compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Saxifragaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Chrysosplenium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Chrysosplenium alternifolium	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage

The Alternate-Leaved Golden-Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium alternifolium) is a species in the genus Chrysosplenium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

koala

Icônico marsupial do leste e sudeste da Austrália, os coalas pesam até 15 kg e passam até 22 horas diárias dormindo para conservar energia de sua dieta de folhas de eucalipto, com baixo teor calórico. Altamente especializados para processar os compostos tóxicos do eucalipto que matariam a maioria dos outros mamíferos, possuem microbiomas intestinais unicamente adaptados para a destoxificação. Classificado como Em Perigo em 2022, com populações dizimadas pela doença de clamídia, desmatamento e mudanças climáticas.