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koala
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. Its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the continent's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, dark nose. The koala has a body length of and weighs . Its fur colour ranges from silv

White rhinoceros
species of mammal

Cynomys
prairie dogs, North American genus of squirrels

Amazon river dolphin
species of mammal

Myotis nattereri
species of mammal

mule deer
species of mammal

whiskered bat
species of bats (Chrioptera)
mountain beaver
species of the genus Aplodontia

Daubenton's bat
species of mammal

Macropus rufogriseus
species of mammal

Lesser noctule
species of mammal

Blainville's beaked whale
species of mammal

Bechstein's bat
species of mammal

western grey kangaroo
species of mammal

common bent-wing bat
species of mammal

Kuhl's pipistrelle
species of mammal

Lagostomus maximus
species of mammal

Macropus eugenii
species of mammal

Eulemur collaris
species of mammal

Amazonian brown brocket
species of mammal

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat
species of mammal

Amazon bamboo rat
species of mammal

Southern white rhinoceros
subspecies of mammal

Brazilian spiny tree-rat
species of mammal

Hairy Atlantic spiny rat
species of mammal

Southeastern pocket gopher
species of mammal

Euxerus erythropus
species of mammal