Golden Freshwater Clam vs koala

Corbicula fluminea compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Golden Freshwater Clam is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Freshwater Clam	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Venerida (Venerida)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cyrenidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Corbicula	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Corbicula fluminea	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden Freshwater Clam and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Golden Freshwater Clam

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Freshwater Clam	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Freshwater Clam

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (24 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (6 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.

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.