Forked Spleenwort vs koala

Asplenium septentrionale compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Forked Spleenwort is Critically Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Spleenwort	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Asplenium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Asplenium septentrionale	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Forked Spleenwort

CR — Critically Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Spleenwort	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Spleenwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and boreal forests and taiga spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

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。