koala vs New World midsorus fern

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Blechnum occidentale

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while New World midsorus fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	New World midsorus fern
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Blechnaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Blechnum
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Blechnum occidentale

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

New World midsorus fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	New World midsorus fern
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.

New World midsorus fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Portugal.

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.