Duck Hawk vs koala

Falco peregrinus compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Duck Hawk is Least Concern while koala is Vulnerable.
• Duck Hawk is carnivore while koala is herbivore.
• koala is 10.0x heavier than Duck Hawk.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duck Hawk	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Falconiformes (Gündüz yırtıcı kuşları)	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)
Family	Falconidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Falco	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Falco peregrinus	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Duck Hawk and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Duck Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duck Hawk	koala
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	15 years	15 years
Average Length	48 cm	75 cm
Average Weight	1.0 kg	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duck Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Duck Hawk

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons achieve aerial dive speeds exceeding 320 km/h when stooping on prey, stunning or killing birds in flight with a blow from their feet. Found on every continent except Antarctica in diverse habitats from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforest. Nearly extinct in North America and Europe from DDT poisoning in the 1960s–70s, peregrines recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and successful urban nesting programs.

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.