The Queensland koala bear (or Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal marsupial that lives in the eucalyptus forests of Eastern Australia. They have grey to brown fur, stocky limbs with dexterous claws, rounded fluffy ears, and a face with a bulbous black nose. They are a sexually dimorphic species, meaning the males are significantly bigger than the females; Queensland koalas are between 60 to 75cm long, with males weighing between 4.2 and 9.1kg, and females weighing 4.1 to 7.3kg. Both sexes feed almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
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Phascolarctos cinereus
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Whether there are different subspecies of koala is disputed due to genetics. Victoria koalas are much larger and stockier than Queensland koalas, with shaggier, thicker fur, and fluffier ears.
Koala fur is an extremely good insulator, rivalling Arctic mammal fur. They need this fur to keep them warm because their metabolism is very slow.
Koalas rarely drink, getting almost all the water they need from their eucalyptus diet.
Koala fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints.
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