In 1819 , German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss gave it the binomial Lipurus cinereus .
The koala was given its generic name Phascolarctos in 1816 by French zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville , who would not give it a specific name until further review .
In 1819 , German zoologist Georg August Goldfuss gave koala the binomial Lipurus cinereus .
The koala was given its generic name Phascolarctos in 1816 by French zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville , who would not give it a specific name until further review .