Dotleaf Waterlily vs koala

Nymphaea ampla compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Dotleaf Waterlily is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotleaf Waterlily	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Nymphaeales (кувшинкоцветные)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Nymphaeaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Nymphaea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Nymphaea ampla	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Dotleaf Waterlily

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotleaf Waterlily	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotleaf Waterlily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

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.