قرش الدراس - قط البحار vs koala

Alopias pelagicus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• قرش الدراس - قط البحار is Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	قرش الدراس - قط البحار	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Chondrichthyes (أسماك غضروفية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Lamniformes (قروش حديثة)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Alopiidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Alopias	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

قرش الدراس - قط البحار and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

EN — Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	قرش الدراس - قط البحار	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as 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.

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.