Big Ears vs koala

Otidea apophysata compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Big Ears is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Ears	koala
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pezizales (пецицевые)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Otideaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Otidea	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Otidea apophysata	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Big Ears

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Ears	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Ears

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.

Big Ears

The Big Ears (Otidea apophysata) is a species in the genus Otidea. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Iconic marsupial of eastern and southeastern Australia, koalas weigh up to 15 kg and spend up to 22 hours daily sleeping to conserve energy from their low-calorie eucalyptus leaf diet. Highly specialized to process toxic eucalyptus compounds that would kill most other mammals, they have gut microbiomes uniquely adapted for detoxification. Listed as Endangered in 2022, with populations decimated by chlamydia disease, habitat clearing, and climate change.