Voọc chà vá chân đen vs koala

Pygathrix nigripes compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Voọc chà vá chân đen is Critically Endangered while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Voọc chà vá chân đen	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Primates (bộ Linh trưởng)	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Pygathrix	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Pygathrix nigripes	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Voọc chà vá chân đen and koala share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Voọc chà vá chân đen

CR — Critically Endangered

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Voọc chà vá chân đen	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Voọc chà vá chân đen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Voọc chà vá chân đen

The Black-shanked douc (Pygathrix nigripes) is a species in the genus Pygathrix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.