Phascolarctos

Translingual

Phascolarctos cinereus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσκωλος (pháskōlos, “pouch”) + ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

Proper noun

Phascolarctos m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phascolarctidae – the koala and extinct relatives.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phascolarctos cinereus (species)
  • Phascolarctos maris, Phascolarctos stirtoni, Phascolarctos yorkensis (extinct species)

Further reading

• Phascolarctos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phascolarctos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phascolarctos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phascolarctos at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Phascolarctos in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Phascolarctos at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Phascolarctos at Paleobiology Database