Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly vs koala

Chrysotoxum octomaculatum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Diptera (Mosca)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Syrphidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Chrysotoxum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Chrysotoxum octomaculatum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

VU — Vulnerable

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Broken-banded Wasp-hoverfly

The Broken-Banded Wasp-Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum octomaculatum) is a species in the genus Chrysotoxum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.