body fluke vs koala

Gyrodactylus elegans compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• body fluke is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	body fluke	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platelmintos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Monogenea (Monogenea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Gyrodactylidea (Gyrodactylidea)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Gyrodactylidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Gyrodactylus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Gyrodactylus elegans	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

body fluke and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

body fluke

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

body fluke

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

body fluke

The body fluke (Gyrodactylus elegans) is a species in the genus Gyrodactylus. Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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.