koala vs northern shorewort

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Mertensia maritima

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while northern shorewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	northern shorewort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ctenophora (Ctenophora)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Tentaculata (Tentaculata)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Cydippida (Cydippida)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Mertensiidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Mertensia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Mertensia maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and northern shorewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

northern shorewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	northern shorewort
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.

northern shorewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.