Ashby's banksia vs koala

Banksia ashbyi compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Ashby's banksia is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashby's banksia	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Proteaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Banksia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Banksia ashbyi	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Ashby's banksia

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashby's banksia	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashby's banksia

Habitat

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

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.

Ashby's banksia

Ashby's banksia (Banksia ashbyi) is a species in the genus Banksia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

koala

Icônico marsupial do leste e sudeste da Austrália, os coalas pesam até 15 kg e passam até 22 horas diárias dormindo para conservar energia de sua dieta de folhas de eucalipto, com baixo teor calórico. Altamente especializados para processar os compostos tóxicos do eucalipto que matariam a maioria dos outros mamíferos, possuem microbiomas intestinais unicamente adaptados para a destoxificação. Classificado como Em Perigo em 2022, com populações dizimadas pela doença de clamídia, desmatamento e mudanças climáticas.