vs koala

Halostella salina compared with Phascolarctos cinereus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while koala is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		koala
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Halobacteria (盐杆菌纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Halobacteriales (盐杆菌目)	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)
Family	QS-9-68-17	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)
Genus	Halostella	Phascolarctos (Koalas)
Species	Halostella salina	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

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.

Halostella salina 是一种在超盐分环境中形成不规则球菌的超嗜盐古菌。栖息于盐浓度接近饱和的盐湖、盐泉和太阳能蒸发池中。这种需氧化学异养古菌需要极高的盐浓度才能生长，并从其盐水栖息地中的有机化合物获取能量。

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。