The koala lives in eucalypt forests and woodlands , in cool _ temperature to tropical areas.
DESCRIPTION:
One of Australia's most iconic animals. The koala is a bear like in appearance with a stout body and large paws , but is in fact a marsupial. The fur is predominantly grey to light brown , beginning lighter and shorter in the warmer north of its range , where the koala is also smaller. The chin, chest, insides of the ears and forelimbs are white, with long, white hair edging the large, round ears. The grey rump is speckled with white.
THREATS:
Koala numbers reached a low point in the 1930s, when hunting for the fur trade made many local population extinct, including that in South Australia. Other factors in their decline include land clearing, diseases, fire and drought.
Whilst the koala population as a whole has recovered somewhat since then, its current conservation status varies across its range.
STATUS:The koala is least concern.
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