Phascolarctos cinereus

(Goldfuss, 1817)

Koala

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Vombatiformes
Family : Phascolarctidae
Genus : Phascolarctos

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Goldfuss, G.A. 1817. pl. 155Aa. P. pl. 155Aa in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1774-1855. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064860

Original name as described

Lipurus cinereus

Other common names

Koala Bear · Monkey Bear · Native Bear

Type locality

New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000404

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phascolarctos cinereus victor

Troughton, 1935

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

victor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.5732

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62192385

Authority publication

Australian Naturalist

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phascolarctos cinereus adustus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

adustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.29.27

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb833af1-4387-42ad-88b4-04d44ef0d4f1

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355492

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phascolarctos cinereus

Fitzinger, 1855

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

474

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1855:474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16892/166496779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lipurus cinereus

(Goldfuss, 1817)

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

cinereus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 155Aa

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064860

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

phascolarctos fuscus

A. G. Desmarest, 1821

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524040

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phascolarctos koala

J. E. Gray, 1827

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

koala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790399

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phascolarctos Flindersii

Lesson, 1827

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

flindersii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207689

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:221, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207689) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Koala Subiens

(Burnett, 1830)

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

subiens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909461

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Koala cinerea

(McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Phascolarctidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834264

Authority publication

New York

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