koala vs Lebombo Cluster-leaf

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Terminalia phanerophlebia

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Lebombo Cluster-leaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Lebombo Cluster-leaf
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)	Myrtales (آسيات)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Combretaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Terminalia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Terminalia phanerophlebia

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Lebombo Cluster-leaf
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	75 cm	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.