Apple Of Sodom vs koala

Solanum carolinense compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Apple Of Sodom is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Of Sodom	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Solanaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Solanum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Solanum carolinense	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Apple Of Sodom

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Of Sodom	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Of Sodom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Apple Of Sodom

The Apple Of Sodom (Solanum carolinense) is a species in the genus Solanum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.