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The '''koala''' ('''''Phascolarctos cinereus''''') or, sometimes inaccurately called, koala bear''',''' is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.
The '''koala''' ('''''Phascolarctos cinereus''''') or, sometimes inaccurately called, koala bear''',''' is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats.


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==See also==
==See also==


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