American Water-Lily vs koala

Nymphaea odorata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

American Water-Lily is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water-Lily	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nymphaeaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Nymphaea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Nymphaea odorata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

American Water-Lily

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water-Lily	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

American Water-Lily

The American Water-Lily (Nymphaea odorata) is a species in the genus Nymphaea. 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.