| Koala | |||
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| General information | |||
| Aliases | Koala bear | ||
| Classification | Phascolarctos cinereus | ||
| Species type | Herbivorous marsupial | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Lineage information | |||
| Related species | Dropbear | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Infraclass | Marsupialia | ||
| Order | Diprotodontia | ||
| Family | Phascolarctidae | ||
| Genus | Phascolarctos | ||
| Species | P. cinereus | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Endangered | ||
The Koala is a well known herbivorous marsupial found in Australia.
Biology[]
This creature has a grey furry body, and five digits on each hand and foot. Their hands each have three fingers and two thumbs. Like all marsupials, the females carry their young in a pouch on their body. Males possess scent glands in their chests, which they use to mark their territory.