Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Koalas are arboreal marsupials of eastern Australia, spending most of their lives in eucalyptus woodland and open forest. They feed mainly on selected eucalyptus leaves, digesting the tough, low-energy diet with an enlarged hindgut and long resting periods. Adults are mostly solitary, with males using deep bellows to advertise and space themselves during the breeding season. A notable fact is that young joeys begin by feeding on a special maternal fecal pap that helps seed the gut microbes needed to digest eucalyptus.
- Type
- Cry
- Conservation status
- VU
Growth chain
- ?
- Koala