Cá Nhám lông nhung vs koala

Cephaloscyllium umbratile compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

Cá Nhám lông nhung is Near Threatened while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Nhám lông nhung	koala
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Bộ Cá mập mắt trắng)	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Cephaloscyllium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Cephaloscyllium umbratile	Phascolarctos cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Nhám lông nhung and koala share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Xem Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Cá Nhám lông nhung

NT — Near Threatened

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Nhám lông nhung	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Nhám lông nhung

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Cá Nhám lông nhung

The Blotchy swell shark (Cephaloscyllium umbratile) is a species in the genus Cephaloscyllium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.