Koala

Koala Temporal range:0.7–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ MiddlePleistocene– Recent
Conservation status
Vulnerable(IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Infracless:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Faimily:	Phascolarctidae
Genus:	Phascolarctos
Species:	P. cinereus
Binomial name
Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss,1817)
Koala range (red – native, purple – introduced)
Synonyms
Lipurus cinereusGoldfuss, 1817 Marodactylus cinereusGoldfuss, 1820 Phascolarctos fuscusDesmarest,1820 Phascolarctos flindersiiLesson,1827 Phascolarctos koalaJ.E. Gray,1827 Koala subiensBurnett,1830

Thekoala(Phascolarctos cinereusor inaccurately,koala bear) is anarborealyerbivorousmarsupialhamelt inAustrailie.It is the anlylivinrepresentative o the faimilyPhascolarctidae,an its closest livin relatives are thewombats.The koala is foond in coastal auries o the mainland's eastren an soothren regions, inhabitinQueensland,New Sooth Wales,VictoriaanSooth Austrailie.It is easily recognisable bi its stout, tailless body; roond, fluffy lugs; an muckle, spoon-shaped neb. The koala haes a body lenth o 60–85 cm (24–33 in) an weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb).Pelagecolour ranges frae siller grey tae chocolate broun. Koalas frae the northren populations are teepically smawer an lichter in colour than thair coonterpairts further sooth. It is possible that these populations are separatesubspecies,but this is disputit.