koala vs Cordulégastre Maculé

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Cordulegaster maculata

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Cordulégastre Maculé is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Cordulégastre Maculé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Cordulegaster
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Cordulegaster maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Cordulégastre Maculé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Cordulégastre Maculé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Cordulégastre Maculé
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.

Cordulégastre Maculé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

koala

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.