What type of gum trees do koalas eat?

If you live in a koala area, find out what type of eucalyptus the koalas in your area like to eat. Some people think that koalas ... types of gum trees. For instance, koalas in Victoria eat the leaves of different gum trees from those eaten by koalas in Queensland. ... That's why we have to make every effort to protect it". Csilla (14). read more

Koalas primarily eat the eucalyptus leaves from the eucalyptus trees. They however don't exclusively eat eucalyptus like some people think. Sometimes they inhabit and eat the leaves from non eucalyptus trees that are nearby their home range simply because it's the closest thing to them. read more

An adult koala eats between 200 to 500 grams of leaves each day. Koalas eat mainly eucalyptus leaves (gum leaves). Occasionally they will eat the leaves from some other native Australian trees, and they also use certain trees just for resting in. Koalas live in tall open eucalypt (gum tree) forests. read more

There have been reports of koalas occasionally eating leaves from trees other than eucalyptus, such as the Acacia costata, Bombax malabrica, Pinus radiata, Tristania conferta, and Tristania sauveolens. read more