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Catalog · Mammalia · Diprotodontia · Phascolarctidae · Outback
Zoology of the ZooPl. CIII

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus
Mammalia · Diprotodontia · Phascolarctidae
Fig. 1. Koala
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or heightAbout 60-85 cm
WeightAbout 4-15 kg
FoodEucalyptus leaves
LifespanAbout 10-15 years
SocietySolitary
Habitateucalyptus forest
RangeAustralia
Wild or tameWild

A marsupial, not a bear.

Modern data

Status today

VUVulnerable status to verify
ConservationVulnerable.
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusPhascolarctos

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Where the rule breaksPreviewThe Mammal Hall: State the rulePreview

Watch it live

Koala Cam
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Koala Cam
San Diego Zoo · Pacific time
Best viewing: Late afternoon, Pacific time: koalas sleep most of the day
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Picture gallery

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Till Niermann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
Sanjay ach · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gzen92 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Alexey V. Kurochkin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dietmar Rabich · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Charles J. Sharp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Roy Egloff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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