koala vs Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Bembidion quadripustulatum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Carabidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Bembidion
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Bembidion quadripustulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp
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.

Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.