koala vs Mountain Camellia

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Stewartia ovata

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Mountain Camellia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Mountain Camellia
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Ericales (Верескоцветные)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Theaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Stewartia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Stewartia ovata

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Mountain Camellia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Mountain Camellia
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.

Mountain Camellia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.