bastard waterwood vs koala

Cassipourea guianensis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

bastard waterwood is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard waterwood	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Rhizophoraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cassipourea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cassipourea guianensis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

bastard waterwood

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard waterwood	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard waterwood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.

bastard waterwood

The Bastard waterwood (Cassipourea guianensis) is a species in the genus Cassipourea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Brazil and Colombia.

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.