The
Phascolarctidae (
Phasco - pouch or bag,
larct- from the Greek
arctos meaning bear) are a
family of
marsupials of the order
Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the
koala, and six well-known fossil species, with another five 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.