cape-york-gum vs koala

Eucalyptus brassiana compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

cape-york-gum is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cape-york-gum	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Myrtaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Eucalyptus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Eucalyptus brassiana	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

cape-york-gum

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cape-york-gum	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

cape-york-gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bangladesh and Brazil.

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.

cape-york-gum

The Cape-york-gum (Eucalyptus brassiana) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.