The difference between sloths and koalas

Sloth is a general term for sloth suborder of mammals. There are 2 families, 2 genera and 6 species, which are slightly monkey-like in shape and slow in movement. They often hang their claws upside down from the branches for hours without moving. Koalas generally refer to koalas, but they are not bears, and they are very different. They sleep for 18 hours a day, gentle and honest. Let's take a look at the difference between sloths and koalas.

Family and genus differences between sloths and koalas

1. Sloth: sloth is an arboreal mammal belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata, mammals, Phaeoptera, Coleoptera, Coleoptera, Salicidae or sloth, sloth or sloth.

2. Koalas: koalas are small mammals of the subphylum Vertebrate, subphylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Class Mammalia, subclass Postzoa, order Kangaroos, suborder koalas, family koalas, and genus koalas.

The morphological difference between sloth and koala

1. Sloth: sloth bone is short and high, nose kiss is significantly shortened, zygomatic arch is strong but not complete. The number of cervical vertebrae deviated from the seven-vertebra model of general mammals, the number of two-toed sloths was 6-7, and that of three-toed sloths was 9. No more than 3 toes can be seen on the outside, and toe feet. The three-toed sloth is equal in length, the base of the wrestling bone and the accessory bone heal, the claw is strong and hooked, the body is small, the weight is 470kg, the body hair is long and thick, and the algae grow in the depressions of the hair surface to make the light-colored fur green.

2. Koalas: koalas are simple and honest, look like bears, have thick, soft grayish-brown short hair, gray-white fur on the chest, abdomen, inner limbs and inner ear. Adult male koalas have a particularly eye-catching brown gland in the middle of their white chest. There are a pair of big ears, furry ears, a naked and flat nose, the tail has degenerated into a "seat cushion" over a long period of time, and the fur on the buttocks is thick and dense, so it can sit on a tree for a long time and has a strong sense of balance.

The difference between the origin of sloth and koala

1. Sloths: sloths are mainly distributed in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America, including three-toed sloth and two-toed sloth, three-toed sloth in the north to Honduras, south to northern Argentina, and two-toed sloth in the north to Nicaragua and south to northern Brazil.

2. Koalas: koalas are Australia's national treasure and a rare primitive arboreal animal in Australia, distributed in the northeast of the Great Watershed.

The difference in eating habits between sloths and koalas

1. Sloth: sloth is a strict tree dweller and simple plant eater. It mainly eats leaves, buds and fruit. The best food for sloths is low-calorie leaves, which takes several hours to digest. When full, they hang down and sleep in the branches. They can endure hunger for more than a month and move very slowly.

2. Koalas: the only food for koalas is eucalyptus leaves, which feed on eucalyptus leaves and twigs, and almost never drink water, because they can get enough water from eucalyptus leaves, and the liver is very peculiar and can separate toxic substances from eucalyptus leaves. therefore, koalas sleep for a long time to digest toxic substances and need 17 to 20 hours of sleep a day. There are only 4 hours left for eating, activities, personal hygiene and communication with other koalas.