Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen vs koala

Cetrelia chicitae compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cetrelia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cetrelia chicitae	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen

The Chicita'S Sea Storm Lichen (Cetrelia chicitae) is a species in the genus Cetrelia. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.