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Taxon: Species Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) - koala (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Goldfuss, 1817:pls. CLV, Aa, Ac.
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Subsequent generic combination: 
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Types

Type, by original designation, of: Phascolarctos (Genus) Blainville, 1816
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus

Variants

Different rank: Phascolarctos cinereus cinereus

Combinations

Basionym: Lipurus cinereus Goldfuss, 1817

Synonyms

Synonymous name (subjective): Phascolarctos cinereus adustus Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 43.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: koala
: buidelbeer

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: koala Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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