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Phascolarctidae
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Definition
: A family of marsupials in the order Diprotodontia, native to Australia and possessing vestigial tails. There is a single living genus and species: Phascolarctos cinereus, the koala.
Other names
Koalas; Koala; Phascolarctos cinereus