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Writer's pictureJainam Chatterjee

Koala or Koala Bear 🐨

The koala or, inaccurately, 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, which are members of the family Vombatidae.


Lifespan: 13 – 18 years (In the wild)

Family: Phascolarctidae

Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus

Class: Mammalia

Mass: 4 – 15 kg (Adult)

Trophic level: Herbivorous




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