koala vs Stinking iris

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Iris
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia