koala vs orange cup coral

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Tubastraea coccinea

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while orange cup coral is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	orange cup coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Anthozoa
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Dendrophylliidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Tubastraea
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Tubastraea coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and orange cup coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Vista Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

orange cup coral

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	orange cup coral
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.

orange cup coral

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.