New female koala in Dresden

Koala
Phascolartos cinereus / Koala

Koala-Weibchen Eerin

Habitat: Eucalyptus forests
Continent: Australia
Food: Eucalyptus
Gestation/breeding period: 35 days
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Diprotodontia

Key facts

60 - 80 cm
size

4 - 9 kg
weight

~ 15 years
age

How endangered are Koalas?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

The koala sleeps and rests up to 20 hours a day.

Sleeping koala