koala vs onyx slippersnail

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Crepidula onyx

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while onyx slippersnail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	onyx slippersnail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Calyptraeidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Crepidula
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Crepidula onyx

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and onyx slippersnail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

onyx slippersnail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	onyx slippersnail
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.

onyx slippersnail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan, South Korea), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and South America (Chile).

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.