Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly vs koala

Syrphus torvus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly	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	Syrphus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Syrphus torvus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

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.