koala vs large round-leaf prickly-pear

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Opuntia spinulifera

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while large round-leaf prickly-pear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	large round-leaf prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Cactaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Opuntia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Opuntia spinulifera

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

large round-leaf prickly-pear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	large round-leaf prickly-pear
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	75 cm	—
Average Weight	10.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.