Blunt shovel nose ray vs koala

Glaucostegus obtusus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Blunt shovel nose ray is Critically Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt shovel nose ray	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rhinopristiformes (Rhinopristiformes)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Glaucostegidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Glaucostegus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Glaucostegus obtusus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt shovel nose ray and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Blunt shovel nose ray

CR — Critically Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt shovel nose ray	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt shovel nose ray

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.

Blunt shovel nose ray

The Blunt shovel nose ray (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species in the genus Glaucostegus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.