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Common Name: Koala
Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus
Kingdom Name: Animilia
Phylum Name: Phascolarcidae
Class Name: Mammalia
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Evolutionary advantage
◦ Have powerful bit force to eat eucalyptus leaves
◦ Loud and complex vocalization
 This is a trait the most marsupials have
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Symmetry
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Body cavity
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Type of organism
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Type of Segmentation
◦ bilateral
◦ Coelomates
◦ Parasitic
◦ Herbivore
◦ Terrestrial
◦ Coelomate
 Head, Thorax, Abdomen
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Average life span
◦ Can live up to 20 years
◦ Typically one offspring per year
 Produce offspring up to 12 times
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Reproduction
◦ Sexual
Newborn
Teenager
Adult
Grandparent
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Habitat
◦ Eucalypt forests
 Australia
◦ Coastal islands
◦ Not in rainforests as many people assume
◦ Need other koalas to survive
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Diet
◦ Eucalyptus leaves
◦ Sometimes other trees
 Wattle tea tree
 Paperbark
◦ Gum leaves
 For water
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Physical Characteristics
◦ Large ears
◦ Round belly
◦ Toes
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Interesting Behavior
◦ Live in trees
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Conservation
◦ Not currently endangered
 Has been endangered in past
 Fur was used to make clothing
 Forest was destroyed
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Click on the link to enjoy a video of a koala
crossing a road in Magnet Island, Australia
◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMclDlz3d14
"ADW: Phascolarctos Cinereus: Pictures." Animal Diversity
Web. Web. 03 May 2011.
<http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Phascol
arctos_cinereus.html>.
"Koala ( Phascolarctos Cinereus ) - Koala Information –
Koala Facts, Pictures, Photos - WildAnimalsOnline.com." Wild Animals
Online - An Online Encyclopedia of Wild Animals - Facts, Photos, Pictures,
Information. Web. 03 May 2011.
<http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/mammals/koala.php>.
"Koala Bear - Phascolarctos Cinereus." Blue Planet Biomes.
Web. 03 May 2011. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/koala_bear.htm>.
"Light Shed on Koala Evolution." PhysOrg.com - Science News, Technology,
Physics, Nanotechnology, Space Science, Earth Science, Medicine. Web. 09
May 2011. <http://www.physorg.com/news184308529.html>.