Apfelblattfloh vs Koala

Cacopsylla mali compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Apfelblattfloh is Not Evaluated while Koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apfelblattfloh	Koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Psyllidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cacopsylla	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Apfelblattfloh and Koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Apfelblattfloh

NE — Not Evaluated

Koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apfelblattfloh	Koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apfelblattfloh

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Apfelblattfloh

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. 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.