vs koala

Cobetia amphilecti compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (감마프로테오박테리아)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Pseudomonadales (슈도모나스목)	Diprotodontia (캥거루목)
Family	Halomonadaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cobetia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cobetia amphilecti	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Cobetia amphilecti is a halophilic, gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Halomonadaceae within the class Gammaproteobacteria. First characterized from marine and saline environments, this aerobic rod-shaped organism thrives in conditions of elevated salinity that would inhibit the growth of most other bacteria. Like other members of the genus Cobetia, it possesses a sophisticated osmotic stress response system that accumulates compatible solutes—primarily ectoine and hydroxyectoine—to balance intracellular osmotic pressure against hypersaline surroundings. Cobetia amphilecti has been isolated from coastal marine sediments and saline water samples across the Indo-Pacific region, with documented collections from Taiwanese coastal habitats. The organism is motile by means of a single polar flagellum and is capable of utilizing a broad range of organic compounds as sole carbon and energy sources, including various carbohydrates and amino acids. Its metabolic versatility allows it to occupy diverse niches in marine biogeochemical cycles, particularly in the degradation of organic matter in high-salinity environments. As a member of Halomonadaceae, Cobetia amphilecti is of biotechnological interest for its production of ectoine, a commercially valuable extremolyte used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals for its cellular protective properties. The species has not been formally assessed for conservation status by the IUCN.

koala

호주 동부와 동남부의 상징적인 유대류로, 체중이 최대 15kg이며 저칼로리인 유칼립투스 잎 식단에서 에너지를 절약하기 위해 하루 최대 22시간을 잠으로 보낸다. 대부분의 다른 포유류를 죽일 수 있는 유독한 유칼립투스 성분을 처리하도록 고도로 특화되어, 해독에 특별히 적응된 장내 미생물총을 지닌다. 2022년 기후 변화, 서식지 개발, 클라미디아 감염으로 인한 개체수 감소로 위기종으로 지정되었다.