koala vs Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Occidozyga martensii

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Occidozyga
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Occidozyga martensii

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Vista Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog
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.

Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.