5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp vs koala

Cerceris quinquefasciata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family	Crabronidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cerceris	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cerceris quinquefasciata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp

The 5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris quinquefasciata) is a species in the genus Cerceris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

koala

オーストラリア東部・南東部を代表する有袋類で、体重は最大15kgに達し、低カロリーのユーカリの葉食から得るエネルギーを節約するために1日最大22時間を睡眠に費やす。他の哺乳類の多くを死に至らしめる有毒なユーカリ成分を処理するために高度に特化しており、解毒に特別に適応した腸内微生物叢を持つ。クラミジア感染症、生息地の伐採、気候変動により個体数が激減し、2022年に絶滅危惧種に指定された。