koala vs Smeathman's Furrow Bee

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Lasioglossum smeathmanellum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Smeathman's Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Smeathman's Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Diprotodontia (İki ön dişliler)	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Halictidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Lasioglossum
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Lasioglossum smeathmanellum

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Smeathman's Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Smeathman's Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Smeathman's Furrow Bee
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.

Smeathman's Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania) and Europe (4 countries).

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.