Bearded Catasetum vs koala

Catasetum barbatum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Bearded Catasetum is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Catasetum	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Orchidaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Catasetum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Catasetum barbatum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Bearded Catasetum

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Catasetum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Bearded Catasetum

The Bearded Catasetum (Catasetum barbatum) is a species in the genus Catasetum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.