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--> FAMILY Phascolarctidae
--> GENUS Phascolarctos
SPECIES Phascolarctos cinereus
| Author: | Goldfuss, 1817. | | Citation: | Die Säugethiere, pt. 65: pl. 155, Aa, Ac. | | Common Name: | Koala | | Type Locality: | Australia, New South Wales. | | Distribution: | Australia: SE Queensland, E New South Wales, SE South Australia, and Victoria. Introduced on Kangaroo Isl, South Australia and at Yanchep, Western Australia. | | Status: | U.S. ESA – Threatened; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Vulnerable. | | Comments: | Subspecies are uncertain. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
adustus Thomas, 1923
flindersii Lesson, 1827
fuscus Desmarest, 1820
koala Gray, 1827
subiens (Burnett, 1830)
victor Troughton, 1935
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