What are the differences between a koala and other mammals?

Sorry, but this is really an odd question. The mammal world isn't divided between “koalas” and “other mammals”. read more

A koala is a marsupial mammal and not a placental mammal which means it doesn’t produce a placenta around its unborn babies; that’s the main difference between the koala and placental mammals. But the koala is a marsupial, of which there are many other families, genera and species. read more

Mammals “give birth” to young offspring and feed with milk through the mammary glands and this feature defines the classification and difference with other animals. Marsupials Marsupials are a sub-class of the mammal family and most of its members can be found in Australia such as the kangaroo, wombats, Tasmanian devils and koala. read more