koala vs

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Natrinema versiforme

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Halobacteria (Halobacteria)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Halobacteriales (Halobacteriales)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Natrialbaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Natrinema
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Natrinema versiforme

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala
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.

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.

Natrinema versiforme is an extremely halophilic archaeon in the family Halobacteriaceae characterized by its variable cell morphology, which can range from rods to irregular forms under different salinity conditions. It inhabits hypersaline environments such as salt lakes, salt mines, and salt marshes. Like other haloarchaea, it requires high salt concentrations for membrane and protein stability.