Brookweed Smut vs koala

Entyloma henningsianum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Brookweed Smut is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed Smut	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Entylomatales (Entylomatales)	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)
Family	Entylomataceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Entyloma	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Entyloma henningsianum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Brookweed Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

Brookweed Smut

The Brookweed Smut (Entyloma henningsianum) is a species in the genus Entyloma. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. It is found across Denmark, Sweden.

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.