Phascolarctos cinereus

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Phascolarctos cinereus is the arboreal Australian marsupial commonly known as the koala, noted for its eucalyptus-based diet and stout, tailless body.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Phascolarctos cinereus canonical 8
Phascolarctos 2
koala (referred to as “koala bear”) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arboreal mammal ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
adaptation specialized cecum for digesting eucalyptus ⓘ
strong limbs and claws for climbing ⓘ
averageLifespanCaptivity up to about 15 years ⓘ
averageLifespanWild about 10 to 12 years ⓘ
binomialName Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
bodyShape stout ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName koala ⓘ
conservationConcern population decline in parts of range ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic Australian animal ⓘ
tourism symbol of Australia ⓘ
describedBy Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben ⓘ
diet eucalyptus bark ⓘ
eucalyptus leaves ⓘ
dietType folivore ⓘ
earType furry ⓘ
large ⓘ
family Phascolarctidae ⓘ
fur dense ⓘ
furColor brownish-grey ⓘ
grey ⓘ
genus Phascolarctos ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 33 to 35 days ⓘ
habitat eucalyptus forests ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
homeRange overlapping territories ⓘ
infraclass Marsupialia ⓘ
iucnStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legalProtection protected in Australia ⓘ
litterSize usually one joey ⓘ
locomotion arboreal ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
eastern Australia ⓘ
southeastern Australia ⓘ
noseType large black nose ⓘ
notableDisease chlamydia infection ⓘ
koala retrovirus ⓘ
offspringName joey ⓘ
order Diprotodontia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction carries young in pouch ⓘ
gives birth to underdeveloped young ⓘ
sleepDurationPerDay up to about 18 to 20 hours ⓘ
socialStructure mostly solitary ⓘ
tail tailless ⓘ
threat bushfires ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
disease ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
vocalization low-pitched bellows in males ⓘ
yearDescribed 1777 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diprotodontia → includesTaxon → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Australidelphia → notableMember → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Phascolarctos cinereus → genus → Phascolarctos ⓘ
linked to: Phascolarctos cinereus
Phascolarctos cinereus → binomialName → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Diprotodon → closelyRelatedTo → koalas ⓘ
linked to: Phascolarctos cinereus
George Shaw → describedTaxon → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Phascolarctidae → containsTaxon → Phascolarctos ⓘ
linked to: Phascolarctos cinereus
Phascolarctidae → containsTaxon → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Phascolarctidae → hasLivingRepresentative → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Phascolarctidae → taxonTypeSpecies → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport → hasCulturalReferenceTo → koala (referred to as “koala bear”) ⓘ
linked to: Phascolarctos cinereus
Koala Conservation Australia Inc. → focusesOnTaxon → Phascolarctos cinereus ⓘ