Marsupials 1-24
23 entries in the Marsupials compendium.
DasyuromorphiaOrder of mostly Australian carnivorous marsupials.DiprotodontiaLargest marsupial order, including kangaroos, koalas, and wombats.DunnartNarrow-footed marsupials of Australia and New Guinea.Honey possumTiny marsupial pollinator endemic to southwest Australia.QuollCarnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea.Sugar gliderA small, gliding possum with a taste for sugary foods.Tasmanian devilCarnivorous marsupial, now confined to Tasmania, endangered by facial tumour disease.ThylacineExtinct carnivorous marsupial, iconic symbol of Tasmania.VombatiformesSuborder of marsupials including koalas, wombats, and extinct giants.Virginia opossumNorthernmost marsupial, known for playing dead.KangarooLarge marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea.WallabySmall to mid-sized macropods native to Australia and New Guinea.KoalaArboreal marsupial native to Australia, symbol of the continent.WombatAustralian marsupials known for cube-shaped feces and backward pouches.NumbatDiurnal marsupial termite specialist, emblem of Western Australia.BandicootNocturnal marsupials endemic to Australia–New Guinea with pig-like snouts.BilbyDesert marsupial omnivore with rabbit-like ears and backward-facing pouch.PotorooSmall marsupials of the genus Potorous, threatened since colonisation.QuokkaSmall macropod known for its approachability and vulnerable status.Rock-wallabyAgile, nocturnal marsupials of rocky, isolated habitats.Common brushtail possumNocturnal marsupial, widespread in Australia and invasive in New Zealand.Common ringtail possumNocturnal Australian marsupial that reingests its own caecotropes.MacrotisGenus of desert marsupials known as bilbies or rabbit-bandicoots.
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