Bengal trumpet vs koala

Thunbergia grandiflora compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Bengal trumpet is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal trumpet	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Lamiales (シソ目)	Diprotodontia (カンガルー目)
Family	Acanthaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Thunbergia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Thunbergia grandiflora	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bengal trumpet

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal trumpet	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal trumpet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.

Bengal trumpet

The Bengal trumpet (Thunbergia grandiflora) is a species in the genus Thunbergia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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。