Cat's-ear Nomad Bee vs koala

Nomada integra compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Cat's-ear Nomad Bee is Extinct while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat's-ear Nomad Bee	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Apidae (Bees)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Nomada	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Nomada integra	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat's-ear Nomad Bee and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cat's-ear Nomad Bee

EX — Extinct

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat's-ear Nomad Bee	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat's-ear Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cat's-ear Nomad Bee

The Cat's-ear Nomad Bee (Nomada integra) is a species in the genus Nomada. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.