Barbelthroat carpet shark vs koala

Cirrhoscyllium expolitum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Barbelthroat carpet shark is Data Deficient while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbelthroat carpet shark	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Parascylliidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cirrhoscyllium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cirrhoscyllium expolitum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbelthroat carpet shark and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Barbelthroat carpet shark

DD — Data Deficient

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbelthroat carpet shark	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbelthroat carpet shark

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.

Barbelthroat carpet shark

The Barbelthroat carpet shark (Cirrhoscyllium expolitum) is a species in the genus Cirrhoscyllium. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment.

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.