koala vs Lemon shark

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Negaprion brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Lemon shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Chondrichthyes (хрящевые рыбы)
Order	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Carcharhiniformes (кархаринообразные)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Negaprion
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Negaprion brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Lemon shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Lemon shark

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Lemon shark
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.

Lemon shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

koala

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.