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 Common Name: Koala  Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus  Kingdom Name: Animilia  Phylum Name: Phascolarcidae  Class Name: Mammalia

 Evolutionary advantage ◦ Have powerful bit force to eat eucalyptus leaves ◦ Loud and complex vocalization  This is a trait the most marsupials have  Symmetry ◦ bilateral  Body cavity ◦ Coelomates  Type of organism ◦ Parasitic ◦ Herbivore ◦ Terrestrial  Type of Segmentation ◦ Coelomate  Head, Thorax, Abdomen

 Average life span ◦ Can live up to 20 years ◦ Typically one offspring per year  Produce offspring up to 12 times  Reproduction ◦ Sexual Newborn Adult Teenager Grandparent

 Habitat ◦ Eucalypt forests  Australia ◦ Coastal islands ◦ Not in rainforests as many people assume ◦ Need other koalas to survive  Diet ◦ Eucalyptus leaves ◦ Sometimes other trees  Wattle tea tree  Paperbark ◦ Gum leaves  For water

 Physical Characteristics ◦ Large ears ◦ Round belly ◦ Toes  Interesting Behavior ◦ Live in trees  Conservation ◦ Not currently endangered  Has been endangered in past  Fur was used to make clothing  Forest was destroyed

 Click on the link to enjoy a video of a koala crossing a road in Magnet Island, Australia ◦

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