koala vs Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Erysimum leptocarpum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Brassicales (капустоцветные)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Erysimum
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Erysimum leptocarpum

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard
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.

Thin-fruited Tracle Mustard

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.