Blue-black Tooth vs koala

Phellodon atratus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Blue-black Tooth is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-black Tooth	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Phellodon	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Phellodon atratus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-black Tooth	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

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

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.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.