Black Cottonwood vs koala

Populus nigra compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Black Cottonwood is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Cottonwood	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Salicaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Populus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Populus nigra	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Black Cottonwood

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Cottonwood	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Cottonwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Black Cottonwood

The Black Cottonwood (Populus nigra) is a species in the genus Populus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.