koala vs Shortnosed cattle louse

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Haematopinus eurysternus

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Shortnosed cattle louse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Shortnosed cattle louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Haematopinidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Haematopinus
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Haematopinus eurysternus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shortnosed cattle louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Shortnosed cattle louse
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.

Shortnosed cattle louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.