vs koala

Hypomyces porphyreus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Hypocreaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Hypomyces	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Hypomyces porphyreus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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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.

Hypomyces porphyreus is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Hypocreaceae, assessed as Vulnerable (VU). It is a mycoparasite that grows over the fruiting bodies of other fungi, particularly corticioid and resupinate species, in mature forest habitats. Its vulnerable status reflects the dependence on specific host fungi and undisturbed old-growth forest conditions.

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.