koala vs Perennial Duckweed

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Lemna turionifera

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Perennial Duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Perennial Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Araceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Lemna
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Lemna turionifera

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Perennial Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Perennial Duckweed
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.

Perennial Duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.