koala vs West Indian mahogany

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Swietenia mahagoni

Key Differences

koala is Vulnerable while West Indian mahogany is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	West Indian mahogany
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Thú hai răng trước)	Sapindales (bộ Bồ hòn)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Meliaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Swietenia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Swietenia mahagoni

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

West Indian mahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	West Indian mahogany
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 Indian mahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Indonesia, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.