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Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Vombatiformes

Family: Phascolarctidae

Genus: Phascolarctos

Species: P. cinereus


Binomial name
Phascolarctos cinereus
(Goldfuss, 1817)

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1132x1113, 357 KB) Summary A Koala caught climbing up a tree. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn2. ... Near Threatened (NT) is an conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... Scientific classification redirects here. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria For the folk-rock band see The Mammals. ... This article is about mammals. ... Suborders Vombatiformes Phalangeriformes Macropodiformes Diprotodontia is a large taxon of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, Koala, wombats, and many others. ... Families Phascolarctidae Vombatidae Vombatiformes is one of the two suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; sometimes also spelled Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. ... Species P. cinereus ††P. stirtoni The genus Phascolarctos consists of 3 species, of which only one (, the Koala) is alive today. ... Latin name redirects here. ... Georg August Goldfuss (April 18, 1782 - October 2, 1848) was a German palaeontologist. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The kinkajou is an arboreal mammal. ... This article is about mammals. ... A deer and two fawns feeding on some foliage A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants[1]. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered herbivores. ... In biology, extant taxon is commonly used in discussions of living and fossil species. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; sometimes also spelled Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. ...


The Koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The Koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The Koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia. For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... VIC redirects here. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 5 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...

Contents
1 Names
2 Variation
3 Physical description
4 Life cycle
5 Ecology and behaviour
6 Conservation status
7 See also
8 References
9 External links



Names
The word koala comes from Dharuk gula. Although the vowel /u/ was originally written in the Latin alphabet as "oo" (in spellings such as coola or koolah), it was changed to "oa" possibly due to an error.[3] The word is erroneously said to mean "doesn't drink".[3] Dharuk (also spelt Dharruk, Dharug, Daruk, and Darug) or the Sydney Language is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language. ... Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz redirects here. ...


When first adopted by English speakers, the name Koala bear became popular, as this roughly evoked the species' appearance to people unfamiliar with it. Although taxonomically inaccurate, the name Koala bear is still in common use today.[4] Other descriptive English names based on "bear" have included monkey bear, native bear, and tree-bear.[3]


The scientific name of the koala's genus, Phascolarctos, is derived from Greek phaskolos "pouch" and arktos "bear". Its species name, cinereus, is Latin and means "ash-coloured".[5] For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ...




Variation

A Southern Koala on Kangaroo Island, not native to the islandAlthough three subspecies have been described, these are arbitrary selections from a cline and are not generally accepted as valid. Following Bergmann's Rule, southern individuals from the cooler climates are larger. A typical Victorian Koala (formerly P. cinereus victor) has longer, thicker fur, is a darker, softer grey, often with chocolate-brown highlights on the back and forearms, and has a more prominently light-coloured ventral side and fluffy white ear tufts. Typical and New South Wales Koala weights are 12 kg (26 lb) for males and 8.5 kg (19 lb) for females. In tropical and sub-tropical Queensland, however, the Koala is smaller (at around 6.5 kg (14 lb) for an average male and just over 5 kg (11 lb) for an average female), a lighter often rather scruffy grey in colour, and has shorter, thinner fur. In Queensland the Koala was previously classified as the subspecies P. cinereus adustus, and the intermediate forms in New South Wales as P. cinereus cinereus. The variation from one form to another is continuous and there are substantial differences between individual Koalas in any given region such as hair colour. The origins of the koala are unclear, although almost certainly they descended from terrestrial wombat-like animals. Koala fossils are quite rare, but some have been found in northern Australia dating to 20 million years ago. During this time, the northern half of Australia was rainforest. The Koala did not specialise in a diet of eucalypts until the climate cooled and eucalyptus forests grew in the place of rainforests. The fossil record indicates that before 50,000 years ago, Giant Koalas inhabited the southern regions of Australia. The Koala fills the same ecological role as the sloth of South America. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 154 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Koala User:Cody. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 154 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Koala User:Cody. ... Kangaroo Island is Australias third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. ... This article is about the zoological term. ... In population genetics, a cline is a gradual change of a character or feature (phenotype) in a species over a geographical area, often as a result of environmental heterogeneity. ... The large size of a polar bear allows it to radiate less heat in a cold climate. ... For other uses, see Queensland (disambiguation). ... NSW redirects here. ... For other uses, see Wombat (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For the novel, see Rainforest (novel). ... Binomial name Phascolarctos stirtoni The Giant Koala (Phascolarctos stirtoni) was an arboreal marsupial which existed in Australia during the Pleistocene epoch. ... This article is about the South American mammal. ...




Physical description

Koalas have a slow metabolism and sleep for most of the day.The Koala is broadly similar in appearance to the wombat (their closest living relatives[1]), but has a thicker coat, much larger ears and longer limbs. The Koala has large, sharp claws to assist with climbing tree trunks. Weight varies from about 14 kg (31 lb) for a large southern male, to about 5 kg (11 lb) for a small northern female. Koala's five fingers are arranged with opposable thumbs, providing better gripping ability. The first two fingers are positioned in apposition on the front paws, and the first three fingers for the hind paws[6]. The Koala is one of the few mammals (other than primates) that has fingerprints. Koala fingerprints are similar to human fingerprints; even with an electron microscope, it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two. [7] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 861 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 3008 pixel, file size: 861 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Wombat (disambiguation). ... For the network protocol, see finger protocol. ... Missing image Thumbs up In human anatomy, the thumb is the first digit on a hand. ... This article is about human fingerprints. ...


The teeth of koalas are adapted to their herbivorous diet, and are similar to those of other diprotodont marsupials, such as kangaroos and wombats. They have sharp incisors to clip leaves at the front of the mouth, separated from the grinding cheek teeth by a wide diastema. The dental formula for koalas is: Species Diprotodon opatum Diprotodon minor Diprotodon loderi Diprotodon annextans Diprotodonts were the largest marsupials that ever lived. ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning large foot). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the Red Kangaroo, the Antilopine Kangaroo, and the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo... Incisors (from Latin incidere, to cut) are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ... Diastema is a gap or space between two teeth. ...

Dentition
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The male koala, like many marsupials, has a bifurcated penis. The female has two lateral vaginae, a feature unique to the Koala, and it has two separate uteri which is common to all marsupials.[8] Dentition is the development of teeth and their arrangement in the mouth. ... A bifurcation (from latin bifurcare) can be river bifurcation - the (infrequently observed) forking of a river into distributaries a period-doubling phenomenon known from chaos theory, see: bifurcation diagram the partial or total splitting of a human penis for pleasurable or decorative reasons. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... The vagina, (from Latin, literally sheath or scabbard ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. ... This article is about female reproductive anatomy. ...


The brain in the ancestors of the modern Koala once filled the whole cranial cavity, but has become drastically reduced in the present species, a degeneration scientists suspects is an adaptation to a diet low in energy[1]. One of the smallest in marsupials with no more than 0.2% of its body weight[2], about 40% of the cranial cavity is filled with cerebrospinal fluid, while the brain's two cerebral hemispheres are like "a pair of shrivelled walnut halves on top of the brain stem, in contact neither with each other nor the bones of the skull. It is the only animal on Earth with such a strangely reduced brain."[9] For other uses, see Brain (disambiguation). ... The cranial cavity, or intracranial space, is the space formed inside the skull. ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear bodily fluid that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (the space between the skull and the cerebral cortex—more specifically, between the arachnoid and pia layers of the meninges). ... The human brain as viewed from above, showing the cerebral hemispheres. ... For other uses, see Walnut (disambiguation). ... The brain stem is the lower part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. ... For other uses of Skull, see Skull (disambiguation). ...


It is generally a silent animal, but males have a very loud advertising call that can be heard from almost a kilometre away during the breeding season. When under stress, Koalas may issue a loud cry, which has been reported as similar to that of a human baby.[10] There is little reliable information about the lifespan of the Koala, but in captivity they have been observed to reach the age of 18 years.[6]


The inverted thumbs on the Koala's back feet help for grip while the koala changes branches or eats with its front hands.[citation needed]




Life cycle

Koala walking along a branch at Lone Pine Koala SanctuaryFemales reach maturity at 2 to 3 years of age, males at 3 to 4 years. If healthy, a female Koala can produce one young each year for about 12 years. Gestation is 35 days. Twins are very rare; the world's first confirmed identical twin koalas, named "Euca" and "Lyptus", were born at the University of Queensland in 1999.[11][12] Mating normally occurs between December and March, the Southern Hemisphere's summer. Gestation is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal. ... The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, a member of Australias Group of Eight, and the Sandstone Universities. ... southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ...


A baby Koala is referred to as a joey and is hairless, blind, and earless. At birth the joey, only a quarter of an inch long, crawls into the downward-facing pouch on the mother's belly (which is closed by a drawstring-like muscle that the mother can tighten at will) and attaches itself to one of the two teats. Young remain hidden in the pouch for about six months, only feeding on milk. During this time they grow ears, eyes, and fur. The joey then begins to explore outside of the pouch. At about this stage it begins to consume small quantities of the mother’s "pap" (formerly thought to be excrement, but now thought to come from the mother's caecum) in order to inoculate its gut with the microbes necessary to digest eucalypt leaves.[13] The baby Koala will remain with the mother for another six months or so, riding on her back, and feeding on both milk and eucalypt leaves until weaning is complete at about 12 months of age. Young females disperse to nearby areas at that time; young males often stay in the mother's home range until they are two or three years old. A joey of Tasmanian Pademelon looking out from the mothers pouch A joey is any infant marsupial. ... A goat kid feeding on its mothers milk Teat is an alternative word for the nipple of a mammary gland, in humans referred to as a breast, from which milk is discharged. ... In anatomy of the digestive system, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. ...




Ecology and behaviour

Koala with young
A Koala eating eucalyptus leaves in the rain.
Koalas at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, QueenslandThe Koala lives almost entirely on eucalypt leaves. This is likely to be an evolutionary adaptation that takes advantage of an otherwise unfilled ecological niche, since eucalypt leaves are low in protein, high in indigestible substances, and contain phenolic and terpene compounds that are toxic to most species. Like wombats and sloths, the Koala has a very low metabolic rate for a mammal and rests motionless for about 16 to 18 hours a day, sleeping most of that time. Koalas that are disturbed are known to be violent, their teeth and claws capable of causing considerable injury to humans; special handling requirements are as such applicable.[14] Image File history File links Koalas at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ( this photograph was taken by Figaro ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Koalas at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ( this photograph was taken by Figaro ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, which was founded in 1927, is the worlds oldest and largest Koala Sanctuary. ... For other uses, see Queensland (disambiguation). ... Eucalypts are tree species belonging to three closely related genera, Angophora, Corymbia and Eucalyptus. ... Two lichens on a rock, in two different ecological niches In ecology, a niche (pronounced nich, neesh or nish)[1] is a term describing the relational position of a species or population in its ecosystem[1]. A shorthand definition is that a niche is how an organism makes a living. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin showing coloured alpha helices. ... Phenols, sometimes called phenolics, are a class of chemical compounds consisting of a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) attached to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. ... Many terpenes are derived from conifer resins, here a pine. ... This article is about the South American mammal. ... Structure of the coenzyme adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria For the folk-rock band see The Mammals. ...


Handling of koalas has been a source of political contention due to these risks, which can also cause harm to the koala as well. [15]Koalas spend about three of their five active hours eating. Feeding occurs at any time of day, but usually at night. An average Koala eats 500 grams (18 oz) of eucalypt leaves each day, chewing them in its powerful jaws to a very fine paste before swallowing. The liver deactivates the toxic components ready for excretion, and the hind gut (especially the caecum) is greatly enlarged to extract the maximum amount of nutrient from the poor quality diet. Much of this is done through bacterial fermentation: when young are being weaned, the mother passes unusually soft faeces, called pap, which is rich in these bacteria, thus passing these essential digestive aids on to her offspring. The kidneys are important excretory organs in vertebrates. ... The cecum or caecum (from the Latin caecus meaning blind) is a pouch connected to the ascending colon of the large intestine and the ileum. ... Phyla Actinobacteria Aquificae Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Lentisphaerae Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are unicellular microorganisms. ... For other uses, see Fermentation. ... Horse feces Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animals digestive tract expelled through the anus (or cloaca) during defecation. ...


The Koala will eat the leaves of a wide range of eucalypts, and occasionally even some non-eucalypt species, but it has firm preferences for particular varieties. These preferences vary from one region to another: in the south Manna Gum, Blue Gum and Swamp Gum are favoured; Grey Gum and Tallowwood are important in the north, and the ubiquitous River Red Gum of the isolated seasonal swamps and watercourses that meander across the dry inland plains allows the Koala to exist in surprisingly arid areas. Many factors determine which of the 680 species of eucalypt trees the Koala eats. Among trees of their favourite species, however, the major factor that determines which individual trees the Koala chooses is the concentration of a group of phenolic toxins called formylated phloroglucinol compounds. Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) is a straight, erect tree to 50 m, with rough bark on the trunk and base of larger branches. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus globulus Labill. ... Swamp Gum may refer to a number of Eucalyptus species: Eucalyptus bensonii, Mountain Swamp Gum Eucalyptus camphora, Mountain Swamp Gum Eucalyptus ovata, Swamp Gum Eucalyptus regnans, Swamp Gum Eucalyptus rudis, Swamp Gum Category: ... Grey Gum (Eucalyptus punctata) favoured food of the koala in South East Queensland. ... Tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys) is a common species in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia that grows in coastal forests. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. ... In general terms, the climate of a locale or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. ...




Conservation status
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The Koala was hunted almost to extinction in the early 20th century, largely for its fur. Millions of furs were traded to Europe and the USA, and the population has not recovered from such decimation. Extensive cullings occurred in Queensland in 1915, 1917 and again in 1919 when over one million Koalas were killed with guns, poison and nooses.[16] The public outcry over the cullings was most likely the first wide-scale environmental issue that rallied Australians.[16] Despite the growing movement to protect native species, the drought of 1926-28 lead to the another 600 000 Koalas being killed during a one-month open season in August 1927.[16] Australia faces a number of environmental issues, including: Soil erosion as a result of overgrazing, industrial development, and poor farming practices Desertification; and limited natural freshwater sources due to aridity and very low runoff ratios (see Water distribution on earth). ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ...


Today, habitat loss and the impacts of irresponsible urbanisation (for example dog attacks and traffic accidents) are the leading threats to the survival of koalas. In recent years, some colonies have been hard hit by disease, especially chlamydia. The Koala requires large areas of healthy, connected forest and will travel long distances along tree corridors in search of new territory and mates. The increasing human population of the coastal parts of the continent continues to cut these corridors by agricultural and residential development, forestry and road-building, marooning Koala colonies in decreasing areas of bush. The long term viability of koalas is therefore threatened by genetic weakness. The Australian Koala Foundation has mapped 40,000 km² (15,000 sq mi). of land for Koala habitat and claims it has strong evidence to suggest wild Koala populations are in serious decline throughout the species natural range. Although the species covers a massive area, only 'pieces' of Koala habitat remain. These pieces need to be managed, protected and restored in a coordinated way. Presently, many are being lost to weeds, cleared for agriculture, or carved up by developers. Other threats come from logging, poor management, attacks from feral and domestic animals, disease and roads. For other uses, see Habitat (disambiguation). ... Chlamydia is a common term for Chlamydiae. ... The Austalian Koala Foundation (AKF) is an international scientific organisation that aims to diminish the threats to the survival of koalas and in doing so raise the awareness of the global community to help save endangered fauna and flora. ... A feral horse (an American mustang) in Wyoming A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. ...


In contrast to the situation on much of the mainland, where populations are declining, the Koalas of many island and isolated populations have reached what some have described as "plague" proportions. On Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Koalas introduced some 90 years ago have thrived in the absence of predators and competition. Combined with an inability to migrate to new areas, this has caused the Koala populations to become unsustainable and threaten the Island's unique ecology. In particular, species of Manna Gum, native to the island, are being stripped by Koalas at a rate faster than they can regenerate, endangering local birds and invertebrates that rely on them, and causing the extinction of at least one isolated population of manna. Koala numbers are estimated at over 30,000, with ecologists suggesting that the Island can sustain 10,000 at most. Although culling has been suggested as a means to reduce Koala numbers, with the South Australian Government seriously considering such in 1996, this has met with fierce opposition both domestically and internationally, and the species remains protected. The popularity of the Koala has made the possibility of a cull politically improbable, with any negative perception likely to impact tourism and a government's electability. In place of a cull, sterilisation and translocation programmes have had only limited success in reducing numbers thus far, and remain expensive. There is evidence that Koalas relocated to the mainland have difficulty establishing themselves in the different circumstances. A mooted alternative to the complex sterilisation method, wherein the animal must first be captured, are hormonal implants that can be injected via darts. Kangaroo Island is Australias third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. ... Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) is a straight, erect tree to 50 m, with rough bark on the trunk and base of larger branches. ... To cull is to remove from a group of animals those individuals who show signs of weakness. ... The form of the Government of South Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. ...


The Koala inhabits four Australian states. Under state legislation, the species is listed as:

Queensland - Common, or "Least Concern Wildlife" throughout the state, except in the relatively small South East Queensland Bioregion, where it is listed as Vulnerable.[17]
New South Wales - listed at a state scale as vulnerable, but varying regionally from "secure" to "locally extinct".[18]
South Australia - classified as Rare.[19]
Victoria - The koala population in Victoria is considered "large and thriving".[20]
The US Government have declared the koala a threatened species, however the Australian Government has not. A review of the species national conservation status concluded that the koala are not threatened at a national scale, with a population that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.[21] This was the third review undertaken by the federal government that came to this conclusion. Other studies have estimated as few as 80 000 koalas left in the wild, and the Australian Koala Foundation estimates there are around 100,000. The IUCN lists the species as "Lower Risk / Near Threatened".[2] The Austalian Koala Foundation (AKF) is an international scientific organisation that aims to diminish the threats to the survival of koalas and in doing so raise the awareness of the global community to help save endangered fauna and flora. ... The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...


As with most native Australian animals, the Koala cannot legally be kept as a pet in Australia without a permit.[22]




See also
Koala emblems and popular culture
List of monotremes and marsupials
Fauna of Australia
Koalo 1810 print Koala emblems and popular culture deals with the uses which have been made of the image of the Koala such as coins, emblems, logos, mascots and in the naming of sports teams. ... The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the montremes); and mammals which give live birth. ... The Red Kangaroo is the largest macropod and is one of Australias heraldic animals, appearing with the Emu on the Coat of Arms of Australia. ...

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Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)



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Vombatidae Vombatus Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Lasiorhinus Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) · Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii)




Suborder Phalangeriformes (cont. below)

Phalangeridae Ailurops Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) · Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)

Phalanger Gebe Cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae) · Mountain Cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae) · Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) · Eastern Common Cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) · Woodlark Cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) · Blue-eyed Cuscus (Phalanger matabiru) · Telefomin Cuscus (Phalanger matanim) · Southern Common Cuscus (Phalanger mimicus) · Northern Common Cuscus (Phalanger orientalis) · Ornate Cuscus (Phalanger ornatus) · Rothschild's Cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi) · Silky Cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) · Stein's Cuscus (Phalanger vestitus)

Spilocuscus Admiralty Island Cuscus (Spilocuscus kraemeri) · Common Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) · Waigeou Cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis) · Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) · Blue-eyed Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus wilsoni)

Strigocuscus Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) · Banggai Cuscus (Strigocuscus pelegensis)

Trichosurus Northern Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) · Short-eared Possum (Trichosurus caninus) · Mountain Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus cunninghami) · Coppery Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus johnstonii) · Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Wyulda Scaly-tailed Possum (Wyulda squamicaudata)

Burramyidae Burramys Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus)

Cercartetus Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus caudatus) · Southwestern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus concinnus) · Tasmanian Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus lepidus) · Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus)




Suborder Phalangeriformes (cont. above)

Tarsipedidae Tarsipes Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus)

Petauridae Dactylopsila Great-tailed Triok (Dactylopsila megalura) · Long-fingered Triok (Dactylopsila palpator) · Tate's Triok (Dactylopsila tatei) · Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)

Gymnobelideus Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)

Petaurus Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) · Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis) · Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) · Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) · Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) · Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)

Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus Lemur-like Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides)

Petauroides Greater Glider (Petauroides volans)

Petropseudes Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (Petropseudes dahli)

Pseudocheirus Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

Pseudochirulus Lowland Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) · Weyland Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) · Cinereus Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus) · Painted Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) · Herbert River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis) · Masked Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus larvatus) · Pygmy Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) · Vogelkop Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli)

Pseudochirops D'Albertis' Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops albertisii) · Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops archeri) · Plush-coated Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) · Reclusive Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops coronatus) · Coppery Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops cupreus)

Acrobatidae Acrobates Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)

Distoechurus Feather-tailed Possum (Distoechurus pennatus)




Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. below)

Macropodidae Lagostrophus Banded Hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus)

Dendrolagus Grizzled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus inustus) · Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) · Bennett's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) · Ursine Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus ursinus) · Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) · Doria's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus dorianus) · Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) · Lowlands Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus spadix) · Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) · Seri's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus stellarum) · Dingiso (Dendrolagus mbaiso) · Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae)

Dorcopsis Brown Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis muelleri) · White-striped Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis hageni) · Black Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis atrata) · Gray Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa)

Dorcopsulus Small Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) · Macleay's Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi)

Lagorchestes Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) · Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus)

Macropus Subgenus Notamacropus: Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis) · Black-striped Wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) · Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) · Western Brush Wallaby (Macropus irma) · Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma) · Pretty-faced Wallaby (Macropus parryi) · Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
Subgenus Osphranter: Antilopine Kangaroo (Macropus antilopinus) · Woodward's Wallaroo (Macropus bernadus) · Eastern Wallaroo (Macropus robustus) · Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Subgenus Macropus: Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) · Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

Onychogalea Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) · Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera)

Petrogale P. brachyotis species-group: Short-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) · Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei) · Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna)
P. xanthopus species-group: Proserpine Rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) · Rothschild's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi) · Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
P. lateralis/penicillata species-group: Allied Rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) · Cape York Rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis) · Godman's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale godmani) · Herbert's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti) · Unadorned Rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata) · Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) · Mareeba Rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) · Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) · Purple-necked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis) · Mt. Claro Rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani)

Setonix Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

Thylogale Tasmanian Pademelon (Thylogale billardierii) · Brown's Pademelon (Thylogale browni) · Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii) · Calaby's Pademelon (Thylogale calabyi) · Mountain Pademelon (Thylogale lanatus) · Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) · Red-necked Pademelon (Thylogale thetis)

Wallabia Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)




Suborder Macropodiformes (cont. above)

Potoroidae Aepyprymnus Rufous Rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens)

Bettongia Eastern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) · Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) · Woylie (Bettongia penicillata) · Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica)

Potorous Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) · Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) · Gilbert's Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)

Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)





Image File history File links Wikispecies-logo. ... Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation that aims to create a comprehensive free content catalogue of all species (including animalia, plantae, fungi, bacteria, archaea, and protista). ... Suborders Vombatiformes Phalangeriformes Macropodiformes Diprotodontia is a large taxon of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, Koala, wombats, and many others. ... Families Phascolarctidae Vombatidae Vombatiformes is one of the two suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; sometimes also spelled Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. ... Species P. cinereus ††P. stirtoni The genus Phascolarctos consists of 3 species, of which only one (, the Koala) is alive today. ... For other uses, see Wombat (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) The Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is one of three species of wombat and the only one in the Vombatus genus. ... Binomial name Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) The Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is one of three species of wombat and the only one in the Vombatus genus. ... Binomial name (Owen, 1845) The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) is one of three species of wombats. ... Binomial name (Owen, 1873) The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), also known as the Yaminon, is one of three species of wombats. ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... A possum is any of about 25 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials native to Australia. ... Binomial name (Temminck, 1824) Synonyms Phalanger ursinus (Temminck, 1824) The Sulawesi Bear Cuscus or Sulawesi Bear Phalanger (Ailurops ursinus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Phalanger intercastellanus Thomas, 1895 The Southern Common Cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) is also known as Grey Cuscus, Grey Phalanger, and To-ili. ... Binomial name Flannery T. F & Boeadi 1995 The Gebe Cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1898 The Mountain Cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Peters & Doria, 1875) Synonyms Strigocuscus gymnotis (Peters & Doria 1875) The Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1895 The Eastern Common Cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1896 The Woodlark Cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987 The Telefomin Cuscus (Phalanger matanim) is a possum found on New Guinea. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1895 The Southern Common Cuscus (Phalanger mimicus) is also known as Grey Cuscus, Grey Phalanger, and To-ili. ... Binomial name (Pallas, 1766) The Grey Cuscus or Northern Common Cuscus (Phalanger orientalis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1860) The Ornate Cuscus (Phalanger ornatus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1898 The Rothschilds Cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1907 The Silky Cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Milne-Edwards, 1877) The Steins Cuscus (Phalanger vestitus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Species Spilocuscus kraemeri Spilocuscus maculatus Spilocuscus papuensis Spilocuscus rufoniger Spilocuscus wilsoni Spilocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (E. Geoffroy, 1803) The Common Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus) is a cuscus (also known as a phalanger) is a marsupial animal that lives in the Cape York Peninsula region of Australia and New Guinea. ... Binomial name (Desmarest, 1822) The Waigeou Cuscus or Waigeou Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Zimara, 1937) The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Strigocuscus is a genus of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Gray, 1858) The Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Tate, 1945) The Banggai Cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name (Ogilby, 1836) The Short-eared Possum (Trichosurus caninus) is a species of marsupial in the Phalangeridae family. ... Binomial name Lindemayer, Dubach and Viggers, 2002 The Mountain Brushtail Possum, or Bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami), is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae that lives in wet sclerophyll forest in South-Eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) The Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for furry tailed and the Latin for little fox) is the largest possum, and the Australian marsupial most often seen by city-dwellers, since it is one the very few that thrives in cities as... Binomial name Wyulda squamicaudata Alexander, 1919 The Scaly-tailed Possum (Wyulda squamicaudata), sometimes known as the Wyulda, is a monogeneric species of possum found in northwestern Australia. ... Binomial name Wyulda squamicaudata Alexander, 1919 The Scaly-tailed Possum (Wyulda squamicaudata), sometimes known as the Wyulda, is a monogeneric species of possum found in northwestern Australia. ... Genera Burramys Cercartetus The pygmy possums are the small possums of the family Burramyidae. ... Binomial name Burramys parvus Broom, 1896 The Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 g) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and Tasmania but also around Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales. ... Binomial name Burramys parvus Broom, 1896 The Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) is a small, mouse-sized (weighs 45 g) nocturnal marsupial of Australia found in dense alpine rock screes and boulder fields, mainly southern Victoria and around Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales. ... Type Species Phalangista nana (Desmarest, 1818) Species C. caudatus C. concinnus C. lepidus C. nanus The genus Cercartetus is a group of small possums. ... Binomial name Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) The Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus caudatus) is a diprotodont marsupial found in the rainforests of northern Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea. ... Binomial name Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) The Southwestern Pygmy Possum (Cercatetus concinnus), commonly known as the Western Pygmy Possum or the Mundarda, is a small marsupial found in Australia. ... Binomial name Cercartetus lepidus Thomas, 1888 The Tasmanian Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus lepidus), also known as the Little Pygmy Possum, is Australias smallest possum. ... Binomial name Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1818) The Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus) is a diprotodont marsupial of south-eastern Australia. ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 The Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) or Noolbenger is a tiny Australian marsupial weighing just five to 10 grams—about half the size of a mouse. ... Binomial name Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 The Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) or Noolbenger is a tiny Australian marsupial weighing just five to 10 grams—about half the size of a mouse. ... Binomial name Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 The Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) or Noolbenger is a tiny Australian marsupial weighing just five to 10 grams—about half the size of a mouse. ... Genera Dactylopsila Gymnobelideus Petaurus The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, the six species wrist-winged gliders in genus Petaurus, and Leadbeaters Possum which has only vestigal gliding membranes. ... Dactylopsila megalura Dactylopsila palpator Dactylopsila tatei Dactylopsila trivirgata Dactylopsila is a genus of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Rothschild & Dollman, 1932 The Great-tailed Triok (Dactylopsila megalura) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Milne-Edwards, 1888 The Long-fingered Triok (Dactylopsila palpator) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Laurie, 1952 The Fergusson Island Striped Possum or Tates Triok (Dactylopsila tatei) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Dactylopsila trivirgata Gray, 1858 The Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the Petauridae family, one of the marsupial families. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ... Type Species Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 Species Petaurus breviceps Petaurus australis Petaurus gracilis Petaurus abidi Petaurus biancensis Petaurus norfolcensis The genus Petaurus contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials which includes the Sugar Glider. ... Binomial name Ziegler, 1981 The Northern Glider (Petaurus abidi) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider, is about the size of a rabbit, and has a grey-brown back and is off-white to orange underneath, with large pointed ears and a long tail. ... Binomial name Ulmer, 1940 The Biak Glider (Petaurus biacensis) is a species of marsupial in the Petauridae family. ... Binomial name Waterhouse, 1839 The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding possum native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania. ... Binomial name Petaurus gracilis (de Vis, 1883) The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis), which is named for its mahogany-brown colour, is a highly endangered possum, very similar in appearance to both the smaller sized Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider. ... Binomial name Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a gliding possum of the Marsupial family Petauridae. ... A possum is any of about 25 small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials native to Australia. ... Binomial name Hemibelideus lemuroides {Collett, 1884} The Lemur-like Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the Lemuroid Ringtail Possum, is one of the most singular members of the ringtail possum group. ... Binomial name Hemibelideus lemuroides {Collett, 1884} The Lemur-like Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides), also known as the Lemuroid Ringtail Possum, is one of the most singular members of the ringtail possum group. ... Binomial name Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) The Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) is a large gliding possum found in Australia. ... Binomial name Petauroides volans (Kerr, 1792) The Greater Glider (Petauroides volans) is a large gliding possum found in Australia. ... Binomial name (Collett, 1895) The Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the Rock Ringtail Possum, is a species of Australian possum. ... Binomial name (Collett, 1895) The Rock-haunting Ringtail Possum (Petropseudes dahli), also known as the Rock Ringtail Possum, is a species of Australian possum. ... Binomial name Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is an Australian marsupial. ... Binomial name Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is an Australian marsupial. ... Species Pseudochirulus canescens Pseudochirulus caroli Pseudochirulus cinereus Pseudochirulus forbesi Pseudochirulus herbertensis Pseudochirulus larvatus Pseudochirulus mayeri Pseudochirulus schlegeli Pseudochirulus is a genus of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name (Waterhouse, 1846) Synonyms Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846) The Lowland Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus canescens) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1921 The Weyland Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus caroli) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name Pseudochirulus cinereus Tate, 1945 The Cinereus Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus), also known as the Daintree River Ringtail Possum, is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1887) Synonyms Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887) The Moss-forest Ringtail Possum or Painted Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus forbesi) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name Pseudochirulus herbertensis (Collett, 1884) The Herbert River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis) is a species of possum found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name (Rothschild & Dollman, 1932) Synonyms Pseudocheirus mayeri (Rothschild & Dollman, 1932) The Pygmy Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus mayeri) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name (Jentink, 1884) Synonyms Pseudochirulus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884) The Vogelkop Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus schlegeli) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Species Pseudochirops albertisii Pseudochirops archeri Pseudochirops corinnae Pseudochirops coronatus Pseudochirops cupreus Pseudochirops is a genus of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name (Peters, 1874) The DAlbertis Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops albertisii) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name Pseudochirops archeri (Collett, 1884) The Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops archeri) is a species of ringtail possum found only in northern Australia. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1897) The Goldon Ringtail Possum or Plush-coated Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops corinnae) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1897 The Reclusive Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops coronatus) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1897) The Coppery Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops cupreus) is a species of marsupial in the Pseudocheiridae family. ... Genera Acrobates Distoechurus Acrobatidae is a small family of marsupials contains two genera, each with a single species, the Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from Australia and Feathertail Possum (Distoechurus pennatus) from New Guinea. ... Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the Pygmy Gliding Possum, Pygmy Glider, Pygmy Phalanger and Flying Mouse,[3] is the worlds smallest gliding mammal, and is named for its long feather-shaped tail. ... Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the Pygmy Gliding Possum, Pygmy Glider, Pygmy Phalanger and Flying Mouse,[3] is the worlds smallest gliding mammal, and is named for its long feather-shaped tail. ... Binomial name (Peters, 1874) The Feather-tailed Possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the Acrobatidae family. ... Binomial name (Peters, 1874) The Feather-tailed Possum (Distoechurus pennatus) is a species of marsupial in the Acrobatidae family. ... Families Hypsiprymnodontidae Macropodidae Potoroidae Macropodiformes is one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. ... Genera Lagostrophus Dendrolagus Dorcopsis Dorcopsulus Lagorchestes Macropus Onychogalea Petrogale Setonix Thylogale Wallabia Tree kangaroos have smaller ears for easier maneuvering between tree branches, and much longer tail. ... Binomial name Lagostrophus fasciatus (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) The Banded Hare-wallaby (or munning), Lagostrophus fasciatus, is an endangered mammal native to south-western Australia. ... Binomial name Lagostrophus fasciatus (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) The Banded Hare-wallaby (or munning), Lagostrophus fasciatus, is an endangered mammal native to south-western Australia. ... Species About 9; see text. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 Lumholtzs Tree-kangaroo is a heavy-bodied tree-kangaroo found in rain forests of the Atherton Tableland Region of Queensland. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis, 1887 Bennetts Tree-kangaroo is a large tree-kangaroo. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus matschiei Forster & Rothschild, 1907 Matschies Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the Huon Tree-kangaroo belongs to the family Macropodidae, which includes about 55 species of kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives. ... Binomial name Thomas, 1908 Goodfellows Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), also called the Ornate Tree Kangaroo, belongs to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives,[3] and the genus Dendrolagus, with eleven other species. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi & Szalay, 1995 The Dingiso or Bondegezou, Dendrolagus mbaiso, is a species of tree kangaroo native to Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea). ... Binomial name Flannery & Seri, 1990 The Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae), also known as Scotts Tree-kangaroo, is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... The dorcopsises are the marsupials of the genus Dorcopsis and Dorcopsulus. ... Binomial name (Lesson, 1827) The Brown Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis muelleri) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name Heller, 1897 The Greater Forest-wallaby or White-striped Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis hageni) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name Van Deusen, 1957 The Black Dorcopsis or Black Forest-wallaby (Dorcopsis atrata) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name (DAlbertis, 1874) The Gray Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Species Dorcopsulus macleayi Dorcopsulus vanheurni Dorcopsulus is a genus of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name (Thomas, 1922) The Lesser Forest-wallaby or Small Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus vanheurni) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name (Miklouho-Maclay, 1885) Macleays Dorcopsis (Dorcopsulus macleayi), also known as the Papuan Dorcopsis or the Papuan Forest-wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Red-necked Wallaby A wallaby (sometimes spelled wallabee) is any of about 30 species of macropod (family macropodidae). ... Binomial name Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould, 1842 The Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a species of macropod found in Australia. ... Binomial name Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould, 1844 The Rufous Hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), also known as the Mala, is a small macropod found in Australia. ... This article is about kangaroos, the marsupial. ... Binomial name Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) The Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis), also known as the Sandy Wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in northern Australia and New Guinea. ... Binomial name Macropus dorsalis {Gray, 1837) The Black-striped Wallaby (Macropus dorsalis), also known as the Scrub Wallaby, is a medium-sized wallaby found in Australia, from Townsville in Queensland to Narrabri in New South Wales. ... Binomial name Macropus eugenii The Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) is a small member of the kangaroo family and is the type species for research on kangaroos and marsupials. ... Binomial name Macropus irma (Jourdan, 1837) The Western Brush Wallaby (Macropus irma), also known as the Black-gloved Wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in southwestern Western Australia. ... Binomial name Macropus parma The Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma) was first described by the great Australian naturalist John Gould in about 1840. ... Binomial name Macropus parryi Bennett, 1835 The Pretty-faced Wallaby (Macropus parryi), also known as the Whiptail Wallaby, is a species of wallaby found in eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Desmarest, 1817 The Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia. ... Binomial name Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1842) The Antilopine Kangaroo (Macropus antilopinus), sometimes called the Antilopine Wallaroo or the Antilopine Wallaby, is a species of macropod found in northern Australia: in Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, the Top End of the Northern Territory, and the Kimberley region of Western Australia. ... Binomial name Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 The Eastern Wallaroo (Macropus robustus), also known as the Common Wallaroo, the Hill Wallaroo or the Euro, is a large, variable species of macropod found throughout much of the Australian mainland. ... Binomial name Desmarest, 1822 The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is the largest of all kangaroos, the largest mammal native to Australia, and the largest surviving marsupial. ... Binomial name Desmarest, 1817 The Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosis or alternately Macropus fuliginosus) is a large and very common macropod, found across almost the entire southern part of Australia, from just south of Shark Bay to coastal South Australia, western Victoria, and the entire Murray-Darling Basin in New... Binomial name Shaw, 1790 The Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) is a marsupial found in southern and eastern Australia, with a population of several million. ... Species O. fraenata O. lunata O. unguifera The nail-tail wallabies (genus Onychogalea) are three species of macropod found in Australia. ... Binomial name Onychogalea fraenata (Gould, 1841) The Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata is a wallaby which has white bridle line, running down from the back of the neck. ... Binomial name Onychogalea unguifera (Gould, 1841) The Northern Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera), also known as the Sandy Nail-tail Wallaby, is a species of macropod found in Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory. ... Species 16, see text The rock-wallabies are the wallabies of the genus Petrogale. ... Binomial name Petrogale brachyotis (Gould, 1841) The Short-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of Northern Territory and Western Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale burbidgei Kitchener & Sanson, 1978 The Monjon (Petrogale burbidgei), also known as the Warabi, is the smallest of the many species of rock-wallaby found in Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale concinna Gould, 1842 The Nabarlek (Petrogale concinna), also known as the Pygmy Rock-wallaby or the Little Rock-wallaby, is a very small species of macropod found in northern Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale persephone Maynes, 1982 The Proserpine Rock-wallaby (Petrogale persephone) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to a small area in the Whitsunday Shire in Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale rothschildi Thomas, 1904 Rothschilds Rock-wallaby (Petrogale rothschildi), sometimes known as the Roebourne Rock-wallaby, is a species of macropod found in Western Australia, in the Pilbara district and the Dampier Archipelago. ... Binomial name Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 The Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) is a member of the macropod family (the marsupial family that includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, and others). ... Binomial name Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 The Allied Rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale coenensis Eldridge & Close, 1992 The Cape York Rock-wallaby (Petrogale coenensis) is a species of rock-wallaby restricted to Cape York Peninsula in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale godmani Thomas, 1923 The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Binomial name Petrogale herberti Thomas, 1926 Herberts Rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti) is a member of a group of seven very closely-related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale inornata Gould, 1842 The Unadorned Rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata) is a member of a group of closely related rock-wallabies found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale lateralis (Gray, 1827) The Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis), also known as the Black-footed Rock-wallaby or Warru is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. ... Binomial name Petrogale mareeba Eldridge & Close, 1992 The Mareeba Rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) is a species of rock-wallaby found in northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... Binomial name Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827) The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby or Small-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. ... Binomial name Petrogale purpureicollis (Le Souef, 1924) The Purple-necked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale purpureicollis) was first classified in 1924 by Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, then director of the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, who noted a strange purple coloration around the neck as well as skull differences separating it from... Binomial name Petrogale sharmani Eldridge & Close, 1992 The Mt. ... Binomial name (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) Quokka, Melbourne Zoo The Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod, about the size of a large domestic cat. ... Binomial name (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) Quokka, Melbourne Zoo The Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod, about the size of a large domestic cat. ... Type Species Halmaturus (Thylogale) eugenii Gray, 1837 (= Halmaturus thetis Lesson, 1828) Species Thylogale billardierii Thylogale browni Thylogale brunii Thylogale calabyi Thylogale lanatus Thylogale stigmatica Thylogale thetis Tasmanian pademelon eating a slice of apple, with her joey Female (notice the full pouch) red-legged pademelon eating a slice of sweet potato... Binomial name Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) Female and her joey. ... Binomial name (Ramsay, 1877) Browns Pademelon (Thylogale browni) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name (Schreber, 1778) The Dusky Pademelon or Dusky Wallaby (Thylogale brunii) is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name Flannery, 1992 Calabys Pademelon (Thylogale calabyi), also known as the Alpine Wallaby, is a species of marsupial in the Macropodidae family. ... Binomial name Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860) The Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) is a species of small macropod found on the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea. ... Binomial name Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1828) The Red-necked Pademelon is a forest-dwelling marsupial living in the eastern coastal region of Australia. ... Binomial name Wallabia bicolor (Lesson, 1828) The Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of Australia. ... Binomial name Wallabia bicolor (Lesson, 1828) The Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of Australia. ... Families Hypsiprymnodontidae Macropodidae Potoroidae Macropodiformes is one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. ... Genera Hypsiprymnodon Aepyprymnus Bettongia Caloprymnus Potorous The marsupial family Potoroidae includes the bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos. ... Binomial name Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) The Rufous Rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens), also known as the Rufous Bettong, is a small species of the family Potoroidae found in Australia. ... Binomial name Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) The Rufous Rat-kangaroo (Aepyprymnus rufescens), also known as the Rufous Bettong, is a small species of the family Potoroidae found in Australia. ... Type species Bettongia setosa Gray, 1837 Species B. gaimardi B. leseur B. penicillata B. tropica The bettongs are species of the genus Bettongia, sometimes referred to as rat-kangaroos. ... Binomial name Bettongia gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) The Eastern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi), also known as the Southern Bettong and Tasmanian Bettong, is a bettong whose natural range includes south-eastern Australia and the eastern part of Tasmania. ... Binomial name Bettongia lesueur (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur), also known locally as the Burrowing Bettong, is a small marsupial related to the kangaroo. ... Binomial name Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 The Woylie (Bettongia penicillata) is a small (30cm long) marsupial. ... Binomial name Bettongia tropica Wakefield, 1967 The Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica) is a small potoroid marsupial which is restricted to some areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands and Allocasuarina forests bordering rainforests in far northeastern Queensland, Australia. ... The marsupial family Potoridae includes the bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos. ... Binomial name Potorous longipes Seebeck & Johnson, 1980 The Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes) is a species of rat-kangaroo found in southeastern Australia, in a small area around the coastal border between New South Wales and Victoria. ... Binomial name Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) The Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus*) is a species of Australian potoroo. ... Binomial name Potorous gilbertii Gould, 1841 Gilberts Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) is an Australian marsupial that is critically endangered. ... Binomial name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 The Musky Rat-kangaroo is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of New Guinea and northeast Australia. ... Binomial name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 The Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of New Guinea and northeast Australia. ... Binomial name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 The Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of New Guinea and northeast Australia. ...

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Koala - MSN Encarta (1207 words)
Koalas are native to Australia, where they are sometimes called koala bears or native bears, although koalas are not related to bears.
Koalas living in the cooler climates of the south have long fur that is gray-brown or cinnamon in color.
Characteristic of marsupials, female koalas have a pouch on the belly where a developing baby, known as a joey, lives for the first seven months after it is born.
Koala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2077 words)
The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, and as far into the hinterland as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests.
The Koala is broadly similar in appearance to the wombat (its closest living relative), but has a thicker, softer coat, much larger ears, and longer limbs, which are equipped with large, sharp claws to assist with climbing.
The Koala has an unusually small brain, with about 40% of the cranial cavity being filled with fluid, while the brain itself is like "a pair of shrivelled walnut halves on top of the brain stem, in contact neither with each other nor the bones of the skull.

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