The Phascolarctidae (φάσκωλος (phaskolos) - pouch or bag, ἄρκτος (arktos) - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala,
The fossil record of the family dates back to the Middle Miocene or Late Oligocene.
- Invictokoala monticola
- Genus Madakoala
- Madakoala robustus
- Madakoala wellsi
- Madakoala devisi
- Genus Litokoala
- Litokoala garyjohnstoni
- Litokoala kutjamarpensis
- Litokoala kanunkaensis
- Genus Lumakoala
- Lumakoala blackae
- Genus Koobor
- Koobor jimbarrati
- Koobor notabilis
- Genus Perikoala
- Perikoala palankarinnica
- Perikoala robustus
- Genus Phascolarctos
- Phascolarctos maris
- Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus
- Giant koala - Phascolarctos stirtoni
- Phascolarctos yorkensis (formerly Cundokoala yorkensis)
- Genus Priscakoala
- Priscakoala lucyturnbullae
- Genus Stelakoala
- Stelakoala riversleighensis
References
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- Walton, D. W. Ed. 1987. Fauna of Australia, Volume 1A. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0-644-06055-7
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External links
- Koalas with evolutionary information.