koala vs northern hairy-nosed wombat

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Lasiorhinus krefftii

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while northern hairy-nosed wombat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	northern hairy-nosed wombat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Vombatidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Lasiorhinus
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Lasiorhinus krefftii

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and northern hairy-nosed wombat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Diprotodontia. (двурезцовые сумчатые)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

northern hairy-nosed wombat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	northern hairy-nosed wombat
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.

northern hairy-nosed wombat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.