koala vs orange cup coral

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Tubastraea coccinea

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while orange cup coral is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	orange cup coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cnidaria (cnidários)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Anthozoa
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Dendrophylliidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Tubastraea
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Tubastraea coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and orange cup coral share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

orange cup coral

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	orange cup coral
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.

orange cup coral

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.