The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.
Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus
Lifespan: 13 – 18 years (In the wild)
Trophic level: Herbivorous Encyclopedia of Life
Mass: 4 – 15 kg (Adult)
Gestation period: 30 – 36 days
Did you know: In April 2013, scientists from Queensland University of Technology fully sequenced the koala genome for the first time.