koala vs Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Marchantia quadrata

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Marchantiophyta (ลิเวอร์เวิร์ต)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Marchantiaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Marchantia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Marchantia quadrata

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort
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.

Narrow Mushroom-Headed Liverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.