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What species is the koala from?

Koalas are marsupials. Their species name is Phascolarctus Cinereus.


What is the name of the tree that provides for food for koalas?

Koalas obtain their food from certain species of eucalyptus trees, commonly known as gum trees.


Do koalas have friends?

Koalas need others of their own species for a population to thrive, not only for obvious reproductive reasons, but because they do require the company of other koalas.


What kind of eucalyptus do koalas eat?

Koalas will not eat all types of eucalyptus, feeding on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus. Preferred eucalyptus species vary depending on their locality, so that the species eaten by Victoria koalas will be different to those eaten by north Queensland koalas.


What family name koalas have?

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What plant is the koala bear partial to?

Koalas are not bears. They are marsupials, unlike bears. Koalas' survival depends on eucalyptus trees, but not on just any eucalyptus tree. While there are hundreds of different eucalyptus species in Australia, koalas feed on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus. Preferred eucalyptus species vary depending on their locality, so that the species eaten by koalas in the south will be different to those eaten by northern koalas.


Why are koalas questioned on the threaten species list?

they are on the threatend species list because people are cutting down eucalyptus trees and koalas eat eucalyptus leaves


What do koalas in Antarctica eat?

Koalas in South Australia eat what koalas elsewhere in Australia eat. Koalas eat from specific types s of eucalyptus, feeding on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus.


Are koalas able to eat anything?

No. Koalas only eat from particular eucalyptus species, consuming about half a kilogram of eucalyptus leaves every day. Koalas will not eat all types of eucalyptus, feeding on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus. Preferred eucalyptus species vary depending on their locality, so that the species eaten by Victoria koalas will be different to those eaten by north Queensland koalas. Koalas have been known to also eat the buds, flowers and bark of these particular species, while dirt also seems to supplement mineral deficiencies.


Do koalas have a different diet?

No. Koalas are specialist feeders, eating from only about 60 eucalyptus species, consuming about half a kilogram of eucalyptus leaves every day. Koalas will not eat all types of eucalyptus, feeding on just 14 species as their primary food source, specifically, the subgenus Symphyomyrphus. Preferred eucalyptus species vary depending on their locality, so that the species eaten by Victoria koalas will be different to those eaten by north Queensland koalas. Koalas have been known to also eat the buds, flowers and bark of these particular species, while dirt also seems to supplement mineral deficiencies.


How do koalas fly?

Koalas do not fly. The only truly flying mammal is the bat. Koalas do not even have gliding membranes like the various gliding possum species have.


Can you still get koalas?

Koalas still exist in the wild, but people may not "get" one. They are a protected native species in Australia.