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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
A mother koala’s pouch opens toward her hind legs.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Koala
- Scientific name
- Phascolarctos cinereus
- Japanese name
- コアラ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Phascolarctidae
- Genus
- Phascolarctos
It lives in eucalyptus woodlands in eastern Australia and feeds mainly on eucalyptus leaves.
The way its fingers and toes are split lets it grip branches firmly, and the hooked claws on its fingertips help it hold onto thick trunks.
Eucalyptus is toxic, but it uses smell and taste to pick leaves that are easier to detoxify and digest.
How the Koala lives
It is most active at night. It grinds tough leaves with its cheek teeth. It spends a long time sleeping or resting in trees. It sometimes travels on the ground to move between trees.
San Diego Zoo多摩動物公園Basic data
- Weight
- 5–7 kg
- Diet
- Eucalyptus leaves
- Range
- Eastern Australia
Where the Koala has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- コアラ
- 简体中文
- 考拉
- 繁體中文
- 無尾熊
- 한국어
- 코알라
- Español
- Koala
- Français
- Koala
- Deutsch
- Koala
- Português (Brasil)
- Coala
- Italiano
- Koala
- हिन्दी
- कोआला
- العربية
- كوالا
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Koala
- Tiếng Việt
- Koala
- Русский
- Коала
- Türkçe
- Koala
- ไทย
- โคอาลา
- বাংলা
- কোয়ালা
- اردو
- کوآلا
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — コアラChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Phascolarctos cinereusChecked: 2026-11-03
- San Diego Zoo — KoalaChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Koala, look for this
- Look for the long white hairs fringing its ears.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Koala
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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