koala vs West Himalayan Yew

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Taxus contorta

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while West Himalayan Yew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	West Himalayan Yew
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Pinopsida (lớp Thông)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Pinales (bộ Thông)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Taxaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Taxus
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Taxus contorta

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

West Himalayan Yew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	West Himalayan Yew
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.

West Himalayan Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.