Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly vs koala

Chrysotoxum octomaculatum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Syrphidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Chrysotoxum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Chrysotoxum octomaculatum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

VU — Vulnerable

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

The Broken-Banded Wasp-Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum octomaculatum) is a species in the genus Chrysotoxum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.