| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Phascolarctidae |
| Genus: | Phascolarctos |
| Species: |
P. cinereus
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These furry marsupials are objectively adorable, with dense fur, round bodies, fluffy ears, and large oval-shaped noses. Their fur is usually grey or grey-brown in color, and their undersides are lighter than their backs.
Most of these fuzzy animals are about two and a half feet long, and weigh at least 10 pounds. Males are larger and heavier than their female counterparts. Koalas in different regions also vary slightly in size and color.
Because they primarily feed on eucalyptus, and they spend the rest of their time sleeping, it only makes sense to live in the tree that you eat. Thus, they live primarily in eucalyptus groves and forests.
They are arboreal, and live up in the branches of the trees, rarely climbing to the ground. Most of their habitat is lowland forest, and they do not inhabit forests at higher elevations or in mountainous regions.
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