koala vs western water-hemlock

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Cicuta douglasii

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while western water-hemlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	western water-hemlock
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)	Apiales (bộ hoa tán)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Apiaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Cicuta
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Cicuta douglasii

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

western water-hemlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	western water-hemlock
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.

western water-hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.