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Phascolarctos cinereus - Koala
Laura Cattaneo
Common Name: Koala Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus Kingdom Name: Animilia Phylum Name: Phascolarcidae Class Name: Mammalia
Classification Information
Evolutionary advantage◦ Have powerful bit force to eat eucalyptus leaves◦ Loud and complex vocalization
This is a trait the most marsupials have Symmetry
◦ bilateral Body cavity
◦ Coelomates Type of organism
◦ Parasitic◦ Herbivore◦ Terrestrial
Type of Segmentation◦ Coelomate
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
Common Characteristics
Average life span◦ Can live up to 20 years◦ Typically one offspring per year
Produce offspring up to 12 times Reproduction
◦ Sexual
Life Cycle/Reproduction
Newborn AdultTeenager
Grandparent
Habitat◦ Eucalypt forests
Australia◦ Coastal islands◦ Not in rainforests as many people assume◦ Need other koalas to survive
Diet◦ Eucalyptus leaves◦ Sometimes other trees
Wattle tea tree Paperbark
◦ Gum leaves For water
Description of Habitat/Niche
Physical Characteristics◦ Large ears◦ Round belly◦ Toes
Interesting Behavior◦ Live in trees
Conservation◦ Not currently endangered
Has been endangered in past Fur was used to make clothing Forest was destroyed
Special Characterists
Click on the link to enjoy a video of a koala crossing a road in Magnet Island, Australia◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMclDlz3d14
Video
"ADW: Phascolarctos Cinereus: Pictures." Animal Diversity Web. Web. 03 May 2011. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Phascolarctos_cinereus.html>.
"Koala ( Phascolarctos Cinereus ) - Koala Information – Koala Facts, Pictures, Photos - WildAnimalsOnline.com." Wild Animals Online - An Online Encyclopedia of Wild Animals - Facts, Photos, Pictures, Information. Web. 03 May 2011. <http://www.wildanimalsonline.com/mammals/koala.php>.
"Koala Bear - Phascolarctos Cinereus." Blue Planet Biomes. Web. 03 May 2011. <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/koala_bear.htm>.
"Light Shed on Koala Evolution." PhysOrg.com - Science News, Technology, Physics, Nanotechnology, Space Science, Earth Science, Medicine. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.physorg.com/news184308529.html>.
Works Cited