koala vs Small European Locust Lobster

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Scyllarus arctus

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Small European Locust Lobster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Small European Locust Lobster
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Scyllaridae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Scyllarus
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Scyllarus arctus

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Small European Locust Lobster share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small European Locust Lobster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Small European Locust Lobster
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.

Small European Locust Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.