koala vs rough bindweed

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Liliales (Bộ Loa kèn)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Smilax
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.