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What different names does the koala have?
The koala is sometimes mistakenly called a "koala bear" or a "native bear". These names are incorrect as the koala is a marsupial, not a bear, which is a placental mammal.
Do polar bears belong to the bear family?
No. Koalas are not bears, but marsupials. It is incorrect to refer to them as "koala bears".
Which Australian marsupial looks like a bear?
People often refer to the koala as "koala bear". This naming is incorrect. It is just called "koala", and the misnomer "koala bear" tends to be applied only by non-Australians.The wombat is the koala's closest relative, and the common wombat's scientific name is Vombatus ursinus which means "bear-like". However, people do not generally call the wombat a bear.
What other names are there for the koala?
There is no alternative name. A joey koala is simply a baby koala, as "joey" is the term for the young of any marsupial species.
Is a koala bear really a bear?
A koala is not a bear. A koala is a marsupial mammal indigenous to Australia, where there are no bears.
What is a koala bear?
A koala is not a bear but a marsupial.The koala's species is Phascolarctus cinereus.
Is a koala bear a decomposer of the savanna desert?
No. firstly, alas are not decomposers. They are consumers. Secondly, koalas do not live in the desert, or the savannah. They can only live in sclerophyll forest composed primarily of certain types of eucalyptus trees. Thirdly, a koala is not a bear. It is a marsupial. To refer to it as a "koala bear" is wrong.
Is there a king koala bear?
No. There is no king koala, and koalas are not bears. There is no such creature as a "koala bear". It is just "koala".
What are koala bear chordate?
The koala is a member of the phylum chordata.The koala is also not a bear.
What type of mammal is a koala?
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a marsupial mammal and is indigenous to Australia. Its closest relative is the wombat.It is not a bear.
Australian teddy bear look-alike?
Koala Bear
Is a koala bear loud?
# there is no such thing as a koala bear # no koalas are not loud
