koala vs Pea Moth

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Cydia nigricana

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Pea Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Pea Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Tortricidae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Cydia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Cydia nigricana

Evolutionary Relationship

koala and Pea Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Pea Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Pea Moth
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.

Pea Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.