Koalas have a whole bunch of different names for example Koala bear, Native bear, Monkey bear, and a Joey meaning a baby Koala. Their name is derived from an aboriginal word roughly meaning “doesn’t drink.” The Koala was given its scientific name Phascolarctos cinereus meaning “pouched bear” and “ash grey”. It got this name from the European settlers in 1816.
The Koala belongs to the animalia kingdom. Animalia means animals that are not single cell organisms. Its phylum is chordate meaning that the Koala has a spinal chord. The Koala is also classified as a sub-phylum of vertebrata because it has a backbone. However there main class is the mammalia because it has many mammary glands to feed its young. Its subclass is marsupalia, which is a key defining feature of the Koala. The order that it belongs to is diprotodontia, which comes from the digits on its back paws. The family that the Koala belongs to is phascolartidae because of its different characteristics, including number of different teethes and the number of digits on its feet. Lastly the Koalas' domain is eukarya because its cells contain organelles and a nucleus.
The Koala belongs to the animalia kingdom. Animalia means animals that are not single cell organisms. Its phylum is chordate meaning that the Koala has a spinal chord. The Koala is also classified as a sub-phylum of vertebrata because it has a backbone. However there main class is the mammalia because it has many mammary glands to feed its young. Its subclass is marsupalia, which is a key defining feature of the Koala. The order that it belongs to is diprotodontia, which comes from the digits on its back paws. The family that the Koala belongs to is phascolartidae because of its different characteristics, including number of different teethes and the number of digits on its feet. Lastly the Koalas' domain is eukarya because its cells contain organelles and a nucleus.