koala vs Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Occidozyga martensii

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Amphibia (Anfíbios)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Occidozyga
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Occidozyga martensii

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog
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.

Marten’s Oriental Frog/Round-tongued Floating Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.