vs koala

Alexandrium minutum compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Chromista (色藻界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Myzozoa (黏孢门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Dinophyceae (横裂甲藻纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Gonyaulacales (膝沟藻目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	Ostreopsidaceae	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Alexandrium	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Alexandrium minutum	Phascolarctos cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		koala
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	75 cm
Average Weight	—	10.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

微小亚历山大藻（Alexandrium minutum）是一种小型有甲壳的海洋甲藻，以产生麻痹性贝毒（PSP）毒素著称，是导致赤潮和贝类毒素污染的重要肇因之一。该物种广泛分布于全球温带和热带沿海水域，在适宜条件下可大量繁殖形成有害藻华。其毒素对人类食用受污染贝类后的健康构成潜在威胁。

koala

澳大利亚东部和东南部的标志性有袋类动物，体重最大可达15千克，为了节省低热量桉树叶食物所提供的能量，每天最多睡眠22小时。高度特化，能够处理会致大多数其他哺乳动物死亡的有毒桉树成分，拥有专门适应解毒功能的肠道微生物群。因衣原体病、栖息地开发和气候变化导致种群锐减，2022年被列为濒危物种。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia