Broome Ghost Gum vs koala

Corymbia paractia compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• Broome Ghost Gum is Near Threatened while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broome Ghost Gum	koala
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Myrtales (Bộ Đào kim nương)	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)
Family	Myrtaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Corymbia	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Corymbia paractia	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

Broome Ghost Gum

NT — Near Threatened

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broome Ghost Gum	koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broome Ghost Gum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Broome Ghost Gum

The Broome Ghost Gum (Corymbia paractia) is a species in the genus Corymbia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.