The marsupial orders are seven. Diprotodontia, the kangaroos, possums and wallabies, is the largest, with ten families including 117 species. Dasyuromorphia holds 23 genera and 71 species of carnivorous marsupials in three families. Didelphimorphia holds the American opossums, one living family with over 60 species. Peramelemorphia holds the bandicoots and bilbies, 22 species in 8 genera and 3 families. Paucituberculata holds the shrew opossums, one small family with 5 species in western South America. Microbiotheria has one extant species, the monito del monte, and Notoryctemorphia holds the two species of marsupial moles.
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Animal Diversity Web: Diprotodontia
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The diprotodonts, with ten families including 117 species, make up the largest order of marsupials.
Animal Diversity Web: Dasyuromorphia
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The order Dasyuromorphia includes 23 genera and 71 species of carnivorous marsupials in three families
Animal Diversity Web: Didelphimorphia
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Living didelphimorphs, the opossums, are a diverse group of marsupials
Animal Diversity Web: Peramelemorphia
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Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies) consists of 22 species that are divided among 8 genera and 3 families
Animal Diversity Web: Paucituberculata
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Today, this order of marsupials is represented by one small family of shrew-like animals
Animal Diversity Web: Microbiotheria
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Order Microbiotheria includes one extant species
Animal Diversity Web: Notoryctemorphia
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This order of metatherians contains two species, the marsupial moles
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This order of metatherians contains two species, the marsupial moles ( Notoryctes caurinus and Notoryctes typhlops ; the status of N . caurinus has been questioned).
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Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas.
Wikipedia: Dasyuromorphia
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Dasyuromorphia ( da-see-yoor-oh-MOR-fee-ə) is an order comprising most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials.
Wikipedia: Paucituberculata
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Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials.
Wikipedia: Microbiotheria
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Microbiotheria is an australidelphian marsupial order that encompasses two families, one living, the Microbiotheriidae, and the extinct Eocene period Woodburnodontidae.
Diprotodontia (Wikipedia)
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Diprotodontia () is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
Wikipedia: Peramelemorphia
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The order Peramelemorphia ( pe-rə-mel-ih-MOR-fee-ə) includes the bandicoots and bilbies.
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