Cedar Milk-Vetch vs koala

Astragalus cedreti compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Cedar Milk-Vetch is Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedar Milk-Vetch	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Fabaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Astragalus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Astragalus cedreti	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Cedar Milk-Vetch

EN — Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedar Milk-Vetch	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedar Milk-Vetch

Habitat

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

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.

Cedar Milk-Vetch

The Cedar Milk-Vetch (Astragalus cedreti) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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.