What species is related to Koalas?

Answer 1

The only surviving relative a koala has is the wombat, they have a common ancestor. The koala is the last surviving member of the Phascolarctidae family.

The Koala is in no way related to a bear.

Answer 2

Despite the misnomer of "koala bear", the koala has absolutely no relation to bears. Its closest relative is the wombat.

Koalas are marsupials, a subclass of the mammal group. Marsupials give birth to immature, or not fully developed, young, who then make their way to the mother's teat which is usually located in a pouch or pouch like appendage on the mother's abdomen.

The reason why koalas and wombats are related is that they are both marsupials of the order Diprotodontia. The koala's family, Phascolarctidae, is closest to the wombat family, Vombatidae because they are both of the sub-order Vombatiformes.

Answer 3

The wombat, also a marsupial of Australia, is the closest relative to a koala. This is because koalas and wombats are both marsupials of the order Diprotodontia. The koala's family, Phascolarctidae, is closest to the wombat family, Vombatidae because they are both of the sub-order Vombatiformes.

Answer 4

The wombat is regarded as the closest relative of the koala.

Koalas and wombats are both marsupials of the order Diprotodontia. The koala's family, Phascolarctidae, is closest to the wombat family, Vombatidae because they are both of the sub-order Vombatiformes.

Answer 5

The closest living relative of the koala is the wombat. The reason why koalas and wombats are related is that they are both marsupials of the order Diprotodontia. The koala's family, Phascolarctidae, is closest to the wombat family, Vombatidae because they are both of the sub-order Vombatiformes.

Answer 6

The closest relative of the koala is the wombat.

However, koalas and wombats are very different animals in their food, shelter and behaviour. There are no animala truly similar to the koala.

Answer 7

The species most closely related to the koala is the wombat.