koala vs Redclaw

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Redclaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Parastacidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Cherax
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.