koala vs lizard crystalwort

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Marchantiophyta (hepáticas)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Riccia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Riccia bifurca

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	lizard crystalwort
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	75 cm	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.