body fluke vs koala

Gyrodactylus elegans compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• body fluke is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	body fluke	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (หนอนตัวแบน)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Monogenea (Monogenea)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Gyrodactylidea (Gyrodactylidea)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Gyrodactylidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Gyrodactylus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Gyrodactylus elegans	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

body fluke and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

body fluke

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	body fluke	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

body fluke

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

body fluke

The body fluke (Gyrodactylus elegans) is a species in the genus Gyrodactylus. Distributed across Mexico, Norway, and Sweden.

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.