vs koala

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Micrarchaeota (Micrarchaeota)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Micrarchaeia	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Anstonellales (Anstonellales)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Bilamarchaeaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Bilamarchaeum	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Bilamarchaeum dharawalense	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		koala
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.

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense is a recently described archaeon representing a deeply branching lineage in the Asgard archaea group, isolated from coastal sediments near Sydney, Australia. Its name honors the Dharawal people, Traditional Custodians of the land where it was discovered. As an Asgard archaeon, it is phylogenetically significant for understanding the evolutionary origins of eukaryotic cells.

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.