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The koala ( Phascolarctos cinereus ), sometimes called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting ...
Morodactylus Goldfuss, 1820. Phascolarctus Brookes, 1828. Phascolarctos is a genus of marsupials with one extant species, the koala Phascolarctos cinereus, an iconic animal of Australia. Several extinct species of the genus are known from fossil material, these were also large tree dwellers that browsed on Eucalyptus leaves.
Diprotodontia (/ d aɪ ˌ p r oʊ t ə ˈ d ɒ n t i ə /, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
Physical biology. Stitch is a short, blue alien with a koala-like body shape. His large ears have asymmetrically placed triangular notches on the outer rims, one near the tip of his right ear and another near the base of his left ear, although these notches are occasionally misplaced in some media, usually on their respective opposite ears.
Phascolarctidae. The Phascolarctidae ( φάσκωλος (phaskolos) - pouch or bag, ἄρκτος (arktos) - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala, [1] and six well-known fossil species, with another six less well known ...
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Marsupials have the typical characteristics of mammals—e.g., mammary glands, three middle ear bones, (and ears that usually have tragi, varying in hearing thresholds) and true hair. There are, however, striking differences as well as a number of anatomical features that separate them from eutherians.
Koalas. The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the 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 ...
A. f. styani Thomas, 1902 [2] Range of the red panda. The red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ), also known as the lesser panda, is a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has dense reddish-brown fur with a black belly and legs, white-lined ears, a mostly white muzzle and a ringed tail.