vs koala

Coltricia confluens compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hymenochaetales (锈革孔菌目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Coltricia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Coltricia confluens	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

koala

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

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Coltricia confluens是一种有柄的棕色多孔菌，天鹅绒般的菌盖表面具有同心环纹，有细长的中央柄，有时与相邻菌盖融合。生长于温带和寒带开放针叶林及混交林的沙质土壤中。这种外生菌根真菌与树木根系形成营养交换伙伴关系，特别是松树和橡树。

koala

澳大利亚东部和东南部的标志性有袋类动物，体重最大可达15千克，为了节省低热量桉树叶食物所提供的能量，每天最多睡眠22小时。高度特化，能够处理会致大多数其他哺乳动物死亡的有毒桉树成分，拥有专门适应解毒功能的肠道微生物群。因衣原体病、栖息地开发和气候变化导致种群锐减，2022年被列为濒危物种。