Candelabra Duster vs koala

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Candelabra Duster is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Atheliaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Athelia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.