What are facts about the koala and kangaroo similarities?

Answer 1

Facts about the similarities between koalas and kangaroos include:

• Koalas and kangaroos are both native to Australia.
• They tend to have higher populations in the eastern states than in the west.
• They are both marsupials.
• Females of the species have a pouch.
• They feed their young on mothers' milk.
• Koalas and kangaroos are herbivorous, feeding exclusively on plants (koalas eat only certain types of gum leaves and occasionally flowers)
• They tend to be grey in colour (although there are about 60 species of kangaroos, some of which tend towards red, grey, brown and black).
• Both formed an important part of the Aborigines' diet.
• Both creatures have sharp claws.
• They have both suffered from habitat loss due to housing and urban development, or farming.
• They both often fall victim to cars.
• They have soft fur.