Black Army Cutworm vs koala

Actebia fennica compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Black Army Cutworm is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Army Cutworm	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Noctuidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Actebia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Actebia fennica	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Army Cutworm and koala share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Black Army Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Army Cutworm	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Army Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black Army Cutworm

The Black Army Cutworm (Actebia fennica) is a species in the genus Actebia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.