koala vs New Guinea-teak

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Vitex cofassus

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while New Guinea-teak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	New Guinea-teak
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Lamiales (ясноткоцветные)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Vitex
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Vitex cofassus

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

New Guinea-teak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	New Guinea-teak
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.

New Guinea-teak

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.