Brown-hearted Quandong vs koala

Elaeocarpus kirtonii compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Brown-hearted Quandong is Data Deficient while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-hearted Quandong	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Elaeocarpus kirtonii	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Brown-hearted Quandong

DD — Data Deficient

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-hearted Quandong	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-hearted Quandong

Habitat

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

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.

Brown-hearted Quandong

The Brown-hearted Quandong (Elaeocarpus kirtonii) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.