Broad-tailed Shadowdragon vs koala

Neurocordulia michaeli compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Broad-tailed Shadowdragon is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-tailed Shadowdragon	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Diprotodontia (डाएप्रोटोडोंटिया)
Family	Corduliidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Neurocordulia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Neurocordulia michaeli	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-tailed Shadowdragon and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Broad-tailed Shadowdragon

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-tailed Shadowdragon	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-tailed Shadowdragon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Broad-tailed Shadowdragon

The Broad-Tailed Shadowdragon (Neurocordulia michaeli) is a species in the genus Neurocordulia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.