broad-leaved spring beauty vs koala

Claytonia cordifolia compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

broad-leaved spring beauty is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broad-leaved spring beauty	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Montiaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Claytonia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Claytonia cordifolia	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

broad-leaved spring beauty

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broad-leaved spring beauty	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

broad-leaved spring beauty

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

broad-leaved spring beauty

The Broad-Leaved Spring Beauty (Claytonia cordifolia) is a species in the genus Claytonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

koala

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.