| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | koala |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Diprotodonta |
| FAMILY: | Phascolarctidae |
| GENUS SPECIES: | Phascolarctos (leather-pouched bear) cinereus (ash-colored) |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | Mid-sized marsupial with thick, dense fur ranging in color from slate-gray to reddish-brown. They have an opposable modified index finger that acts as a second thumb. |
| SIZE: | |
| MALE | 75-82 cm (29.5-32.3 in) |
| FEMALE | 68-73 cm (26.8-28.7 in) |
| WEIGHT: | |
| MALE | 9.5-12.5 kg (20.9-29.8 lb) |
| FEMALE | 7-9.8 kg (15.4-21.6 lb) |
| DIET: | Consists almost exclusively of eucalyptus leaves |
| GESTATION: | 35 days |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | |
| MALE | 3-4 years |
| FEMALE | 2 years |
| LIFE SPAN: | 12-14 years in wild |
| RANGE: | |
| HABITAT: | Eucalyptus woodlands |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Not listed |
| CITES | Not listed | |
| USFWS | Not listed but protected by the Australian government |
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