Koala

Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan: 20 years
Size: 23.5 to 33.5 in (60 to 85 cm)
Weight: 20 lbs (9 kg)
Protection status: Threatened
Habitat: Eastern side of Australia
Names / Kinds: Victoria koala, New South Wales koala, and Queensland koala

The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.

The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopulated with Victorian stock. The koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia.

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Koalas in Australia
By John G Williams

The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, just thirty-five minutes from Brisbane, is home to Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats and Koalas. Here you can snuggle up to a Koala and take a great photo. Although the kangaroo is known as Australia famous animal, the koala is its other famous animal.

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