Cape province pygmyweed vs koala

Crassula multicava compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Cape province pygmyweed is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape province pygmyweed	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Crassulaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Crassula	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Crassula multicava	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Cape province pygmyweed

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape province pygmyweed	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape province pygmyweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Uruguay).

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.

Cape province pygmyweed

The Cape Province Pygmyweed (Crassula multicava) is a species in the genus Crassula. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.