Australian tobacco vs koala

Nicotiana suaveolens compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Australian tobacco is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian tobacco	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Solanaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Nicotiana	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Nicotiana suaveolens	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Australian tobacco

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian tobacco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.

Australian tobacco

The Australian tobacco (Nicotiana suaveolens) is a species in the genus Nicotiana. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Nicotiana suaveolens contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.

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.