koala vs Twin-spotted Spiketail

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Cordulegaster maculata

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Twin-spotted Spiketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Twin-spotted Spiketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Cordulegaster
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Cordulegaster maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Twin-spotted Spiketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Twin-spotted Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Twin-spotted Spiketail
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.

Twin-spotted Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.