Brazilian pennywort vs koala

Hydrocotyle leucocephala compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Brazilian pennywort is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brazilian pennywort	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Araliaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Hydrocotyle	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Hydrocotyle leucocephala	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Brazilian pennywort

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brazilian pennywort	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brazilian pennywort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

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.

Brazilian pennywort

The Brazilian pennywort (Hydrocotyle leucocephala) is a species in the genus Hydrocotyle. 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.