Asian swordfern vs koala

Nephrolepis brownii compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Asian swordfern is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian swordfern	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Nephrolepidaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Nephrolepis	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Nephrolepis brownii	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Asian swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian swordfern	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Asian swordfern

The Asian swordfern (Nephrolepis brownii) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.