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Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Species)

Taxon | Taxonomic overview and related information

Taxon details

NameKoala, Phascolarctos cinereus

Common/Māori namesKoala

Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Diprotodontia | Phascolarctidae | Phascolarctos | cinereus