koala vs Prickly Coontail

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)	Ceratophyllales (金鱼藻目)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Ceratophyllum
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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。