koala vs Small-leaf climbing fern

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Lygodium microphyllum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Small-leaf climbing fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Small-leaf climbing fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Schizaeales (Schizaeales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Lygodiaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Lygodium
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Lygodium microphyllum

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small-leaf climbing fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Small-leaf climbing fern
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.

Small-leaf climbing fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Palau, Solomon Islands), and South America (Guyana).

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.