answersLogoWhite

0

'Cinereus' means ash-coloured. The koala is phascolarctus cinereus because it is essentially ash-coloured.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What genus is the Koala in?

These classification levels of the koala are:PHYLUM:ChordataCLASS:Mammalia (Infraclass: Marsupialia)ORDER:DiprotodontaFAMILY:PhascolarctidaeGENUS SPECIES: Phascolarctos(leather-pouched bear) cinereus(ash-color)


What is a koala bear?

A koala is not a bear but a marsupial.The koala's species is Phascolarctus cinereus.


What is the most endangered species of koala?

There is only one species of koala - Phascolarctos cinereus - and it is not endangered.


What is the classification genus and species of a koala?

The koala belongs to the Genus Phascolarctus and the species Phascolarctus cinereus.


What species is the koala from?

Koalas are marsupials. Their species name is Phascolarctus Cinereus.


Are there millions of species of Koala?

Definitely not. There are not even millions of koalas.There is only one species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation, the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/Victorian


Is there only one type of koala?

Yes. There is only one species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation, the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/Victorian


What are the names of other koala species?

No. There is only one main species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation (see link below) the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/VictorianThe Southern/Victorian variety has also been introduced into South Australia and small protected areas of Western Australia.Koalas of the southern varieties are larger than their northern counterparts, while their fur also tends to be thicker, darker and more brown than grey.


Were there 30 species of koala in 1997?

No. There is, and has only ever been, one species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation (see link below) the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/Victorian


Is there such a thing as a dwarf koala?

No. There is no species known as the dwarf koala.There is only one main species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/Victorian


Are there 17 species of koalas?

No. There is only one species of koala (Phascolarctus Cinereus), and some disagreement about whether there are two or three sub-species, or indeed, whether there are any sub-species at all.According to the Australian Koala Foundation, the generally accepted sub-species are:Phascolarctos Cinereus adustus - Northern Australia/QueenslandPhascolarctos Cinereus cinereus - Intermediate/New South WalesPhascolarctos Cinereus victor - Southern/Victorian


Which type of koala is the strongest?

There is only one species of koala - phascolarctus cinereus - so it can be said that this is the strongest koala.