Black scavenger fly vs koala

Sepsis thoracica compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Black scavenger fly is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black scavenger fly	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Sepsidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Sepsis	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Sepsis thoracica	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black scavenger fly

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black scavenger fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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 scavenger fly

The Black scavenger fly (Sepsis thoracica) is a species in the genus Sepsis. 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.