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- Code Number:
- AMMV01P03_15B.1712
- Title:
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Koala, (Phascolarctos cinereus)
- Although the koala is not a bear, English-speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called it koala bear due to its similarity in appearance to bears. Although taxonomically incorrect, the name koala bear is still in use today outside Australia - its use is discouraged because of the inaccuracy in the name.
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phascolarctidae
Genus: Phascolarctos
Species: Phascolarctos cinereus
- Keywords:
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Marsupials, Marsupialia, Animals, Animalia, Vertebrate, Mammals, Fauna, Mammilian, Animalia, Chordata, Chordates, Diprotodontia, Phascolarctidae, Phascolarctos
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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- Code Number:
- AMMV01P03_15B.1712
- Title:
-
Koala, (Phascolarctos cinereus)
- Although the koala is not a bear, English-speaking settlers from the late 18th century first called it koala bear due to its similarity in appearance to bears. Although taxonomically incorrect, the name koala bear is still in use today outside Australia - its use is discouraged because of the inaccuracy in the name.
Kingdom: Animalia
Kingdom: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Phascolarctidae
Genus: Phascolarctos
Species: Phascolarctos cinereus
- Keywords:
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Marsupials, Marsupialia, Animals, Animalia, Vertebrate, Mammals, Fauna, Mammilian, Animalia, Chordata, Chordates, Diprotodontia, Phascolarctidae, Phascolarctos
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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