American Dog Tick vs koala

Dermacentor variabilis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• American Dog Tick is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Dog Tick	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ixodida (Ixodida)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Ixodidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Dermacentor	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Dermacentor variabilis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Dog Tick and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Dog Tick

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Dog Tick	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Dog Tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

American Dog Tick

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is a species in the genus Dermacentor. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

koala

Icónico marsupial del este y sureste de Australia, los koalas pesan hasta 15 kg y pasan hasta 22 horas diarias durmiendo para conservar energía de su dieta de hojas de eucalipto, baja en calorías. Altamente especializados para procesar los compuestos tóxicos del eucalipto que matarían a la mayoría de los demás mamíferos, poseen microbiomas intestinales únicamente adaptados para la desintoxicación. Clasificado como En Peligro en 2022, con poblaciones diezmadas por la enfermedad de clamidia, la deforestación y el cambio climático.