koala vs Pale Grisette

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Amanita lividopallescens

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Pale Grisette is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Pale Grisette
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Amanita lividopallescens

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Pale Grisette

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Pale Grisette
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.

Pale Grisette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.