Keeled Plump Bush-cricket vs koala

Isophya costata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Keeled Plump Bush-cricket is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled Plump Bush-cricket	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Tettigoniidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Isophya	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Isophya costata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Keeled Plump Bush-cricket and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Keeled Plump Bush-cricket

LC — Least Concern

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled Plump Bush-cricket	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled Plump Bush-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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.