Bridal Veil Stinkhorn vs koala

Phallus indusiatus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bridal Veil Stinkhorn	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phallaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Phallus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Phallus indusiatus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bridal Veil Stinkhorn	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), 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.

Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

The Bridal Veil Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) is a species in the genus Phallus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.