Black-backed Swamphen vs koala

Porphyrio indicus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Black-backed Swamphen is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-backed Swamphen	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Rallidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Porphyrio	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Porphyrio indicus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-backed Swamphen and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Black-backed Swamphen

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-backed Swamphen	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-backed Swamphen

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-backed Swamphen

The Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus) is a species in the genus Porphyrio. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.