koala vs Tropical Acidweed

Phascolarctos cinereus compared with Desmarestia tropica

Key Differences

• koala is Vulnerable while Tropical Acidweed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	koala	Tropical Acidweed
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Chromista (色藻界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Phaeophyceae (褐藻纲)
Order	Diprotodontia (雙門齒目)	Desmarestiales (酸藻目)
Family	Phascolarctidae (Koalas)	Desmarestiaceae
Genus	Phascolarctos (Koalas)	Desmarestia
Species	Phascolarctos cinereus	Desmarestia tropica

Conservation Status

koala

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tropical Acidweed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	koala	Tropical Acidweed
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.

Tropical Acidweed

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。