House Windowfly vs koala

Scenopinus fenestralis compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• House Windowfly is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House Windowfly	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Diptera (lalat)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Scenopinidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Scenopinus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Scenopinus fenestralis	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

House Windowfly and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

House Windowfly

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House Windowfly	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Windowfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

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.