Asian oak fern vs koala

Gymnocarpium continentale compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Asian oak fern is Near Threatened while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian oak fern	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Gymnocarpium continentale	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Asian oak fern

NT — Near Threatened

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian oak fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Asian oak fern

The Asian oak fern (Gymnocarpium continentale) is a species in the genus Gymnocarpium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.