Glaucous Crystalwort vs koala

Riccia glauca compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Glaucous Crystalwort	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Marchantiopsida (地钱纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Marchantiales (地钱目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Ricciaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Riccia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Riccia glauca	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Glaucous Crystalwort

VU — Vulnerable

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Glaucous Crystalwort	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Glaucous Crystalwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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。