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Scientific Name : Phascolarctos cinereus
Common Name : Koala
Description : A bear-like arboreal mammal to 800 mm. Mainly active at night, but roosts in the open in the day, usually in a eucalypt tree. Fur is grey, with whitish underparts. It has a flattened face, with a large blackish nose and large hairy ears.
Habitat : Eucalyptus forest. In the Park, mainly in Eucalyptus viminalis and Eucalyptus cypellocarpa.
Distribution : SE Quensland, New South Australia and Victoria. Widespread in southern Victoria, Found throughout the Park, but commonest in stands of Eucalyptus viminalis and Eucalyptus cypellocarpa.
Family : Phascolarctidae
 
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Adult male koala in Blue Gum iEucalyptus globulus/i beside the Lodge Track
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Adult male koala in Blue Gum iEucalyptus globulus/i beside the Lodge Track
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Adult male koala, near the propagation centre in Fosters Gully.
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Koala on a Messmate sapling by the Stringybark Ridge Track
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Female Koala in Fosters Gully
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Male Koala in Fosters Gully


Adult male koala, near the propagation centre in Fosters Gully.
June 7th 1986




 
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