vs koala

Badhamia lilacina compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Protozoa (โพรโทซัว)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Physaraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Badhamia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Badhamia lilacina	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Badhamia lilacina is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing clustered, sessile or short-stalked sporangia with a pale to lilac-tinged peridium on decaying wood, bark, and plant litter in woodland habitats. Like other Badhamia species, it has a plasmodial feeding stage during which it engulfs bacteria and organic particles. It is cosmopolitan, found in temperate and tropical forests worldwide.

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.