koala vs قِرش بِساط أشقَر

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Parascyllium ferrugineum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while قِرش بِساط أشقَر is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	قِرش بِساط أشقَر
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)	Orectolobiformes (القرش السجادي)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Parascylliidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Parascyllium
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Parascyllium ferrugineum

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and قِرش بِساط أشقَر share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

قِرش بِساط أشقَر

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	قِرش بِساط أشقَر
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.

قِرش بِساط أشقَر

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.