Early memebers of the Koala family lived 15 million years ago. As recently as 40,000 years ago there is evidence of a "giant" Koala, roughly twice the size of modern ones. More recently the Koala is best known for its role in TV commercials for Quantas Airline. Koalas are marsupials from Australia and eat very specific eucalyptus leaves.

Size: 6" long, 3" wide, 3.5" high
Diet: Herbivore
Origin: Australia

Class:Mammalia Order: Marsupialia Family: Phascolarctidae