Where have koalas been recorded?

Phascolarctos cinereus occurrence evidence comes from 1,169 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1923 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.

• 1,169 records
• 2 places
• 71 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where koala has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for koala. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.