koala vs Lathbury's Nomad Bee

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Nomada lathburiana

Key Differences

  • koala is Vulnerable while Lathbury's Nomad Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank koala Lathbury's Nomad Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Insecta (insecto)
Order Diprotodontia (Marsupials) Hymenoptera (himenópteros)
Family Phascolarctidae (Koalas) Apidae (Bees)
Genus Phascolarctos (Koalas) Nomada
Species Phascolarctos cinereus Nomada lathburiana

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Lathbury's Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lathbury's Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute koala Lathbury's Nomad Bee
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 75 cm
Average Weight 10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Lathbury's Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Lathbury's Nomad Bee

No description available.

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