Koala vs Platypus
They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Koala in Diprotodontia, Platypus in Monotremata.
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What is the difference between a koala and a platypus?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Mammalia but sit in different orders: Koala in Diprotodontia, Platypus in Monotremata.
- The koala is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the platypus is Near Threatened.
- They have been recorded in 4 of the same countries (the koala in 10 in total, the platypus in 5). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Koala | Platypus | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Phascolarctos cinereus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
| Family | Phascolarctidae | Ornithorhynchidae |
| Order | Diprotodontia | Monotremata |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 10 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | leaf | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 10 | 5 |
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