koala vs Red-throated Ant-Tanager

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Habia fuscicauda

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Red-throated Ant-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Red-throated Ant-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Cardinalidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Habia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Habia fuscicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Red-throated Ant-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Red-throated Ant-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Red-throated Ant-Tanager
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.

Red-throated Ant-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.