The Phascolarctidae is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala, and six well-known fossil species, with another six less well known fossil species, and two fossil species of the genus Koobor, whose taxonomy is debatable but are placed in this group. The closest relatives of the Phascolarctidae are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.
Classification
Family Phascolarctidae •
Invictokoala monticola • Genus
Madakoala •
Madakoala robustus •
Madakoala wellsi •
Madakoala devisi • Genus
Litokoala •
Litokoala garyjohnstoni •
Litokoala kutjamarpensis •
Litokoala kanunkaensis • Genus
Lumakoala •
Lumakoala blackae • Genus
Koobor •
Koobor jimbarrati •
Koobor notabilis • Genus
Perikoala •
Perikoala palankarinnica •
Perikoala robustus • Genus
Phascolarctos •
Phascolarctos maris •
Koala -
Phascolarctos cinereus •
Giant koala -
Phascolarctos stirtoni •
Phascolarctos yorkensis (formerly
Cundokoala yorkensis) • Genus
Priscakoala •
Priscakoala lucyturnbullae • Genus
Stelakoala •
Stelakoala riversleighensis ==References==