koala vs Mount Mawson Pine

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Pherosphaera
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Mount Mawson Pine
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.

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.