Home›Mammals›Common Group›Marsupials›All MarsupialsBrowse ByAll MarsupialsThis group gathers Mammals subcategory members belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia, the pouched mammals, whose young are born at a very early, embryo-like stage of development and complete most of their growth attached to a nipple, usually inside a protective pouch, rather than through a long gestation inside the womb as in placental mammals. The great majority of living marsupial species are native to Australia and New Guinea, including the kangaroos, wallabies, the koala, the wombats, the Tasmanian devil and a wide range of smaller carnivorous marsupials such as the antechinus and dunnart genera, while a smaller number, the opossums, are native to the Americas. The thylacine, a large carnivorous marsupial hunted to extinction in the twentieth century, is also placed here as the order's best documented recent extinction.FactsAll MarsupialsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedViviparous (Live-Bearing) 2All MarsupialsFilter Results27 entriesEveryday GroupAllMarsupials (27)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Desert (3)Grassland (5)Mangrove Forest (1)River (1)Savanna (1)Temperate Forest (2)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (4)Xeric Shrubland (2)Where It LivesAllAustralia (1)Australia (26)Belgium (1)Czechia (1)New Zealand (1)Norway (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (2)Endangered (1)Extinct (1)Least Concern (16)Near Threatened (2)Vulnerable (4)DietAllCarnivore (7)Detritivore or Scavenger (1)Herbivore (12)Insectivore (6)Omnivore (1)System (Realm)AllTerrestrial (25)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (26)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)ThreatsAllClimate Change and Severe Weather (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (3)Ecotourism and Research (1)Hunted or Fished (8)Invasive or Introduced Species (3)Kept as Pets (2)Pollinator (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (2)Not Listed (24)EcosystemAllGreat Victoria Desert (1)Heath (5)New Guinea Rainforest (1)Raja Ampat (1)Simpson Desert (2)TaxonomyAllDasyuridae (10)Dasyuromorphia (1)Diprotodontia (9)Macropodidae (2)Mammalia (3)Phalanger (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Alexandria false antechinusMammalsAtherton antechinusMammalsBlack dorcopsisMammalsCommon Brushtail PossumMammalsCommon WombatMammalsDusky antechinusMammalsEastern Grey KangarooMammalsFat-tailed false antechinusMammalsFawn antechinusMammalsGreater BilbyMammalsKoalaMammalsNorthern Nail-tail WallabyMammalsNumbatMammalsQuokkaMammalsRed KangarooMammalsRed-necked WallabyMammalsSandstone false antechinusMammalsSouthern common cuscusMammalsStripe-faced dunnartMammalsSugar GliderMammalsSwamp antechinusMammalsTasmanian DevilMammalsTelefomin CuscusMammalsThylacineMammalsTree-KangarooMammalsWhite-footed dunnartMammalsWoolley's false antechinusMammalsSources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515497Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 515497kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Mammaltier 2WikipediaMammal, lead section, group 515497Quote, Mammal, lead section, group 515497All modern mammals give birth to live young, except the five species of monotremes, which lay eggs.View the SourceNorthern brushtail possum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Northern brushtail possum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Northern brushtail possum, LeadThe northern brushtail possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis) is a nocturnal marsupial inhabiting northern Australia.View the SourceShort-eared possum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Short-eared possum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Short-eared possum, LeadThe short-eared possum (Trichosurus caninus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae, endemic to Australia.View the SourceMountain brushtail possum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mountain brushtail possum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mountain brushtail possum, LeadThe mountain brushtail possum, or southern bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami), is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae native to southeastern Australia.View the SourceCoppery brushtail possum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Coppery brushtail possum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Coppery brushtail possum, LeadThe coppery brushtail possum (Trichosurus johnstonii) is a species of marsupial possum in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceScaly-tailed possum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Scaly-tailed possum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Scaly-tailed possum, LeadThe scaly-tailed possum (Wyulda squamicaudata) is found in northwestern Australia, where it is restricted to the Kimberley.View the SourceTalaud bear cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Talaud bear cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Talaud bear cuscus, LeadThe Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceSulawesi bear cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Sulawesi bear cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Sulawesi bear cuscus, LeadThe Sulawesi bear cuscus, also known as the Sulawesi bear phalanger (Ailurops ursinus), is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.View the SourceSulawesi dwarf cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Sulawesi dwarf cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Sulawesi dwarf cuscus, LeadThe Sulawesi dwarf cuscus (Strigocuscus celebensis) is a species of arboreal marsupial in the family Phalangeridae that is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.View the SourceBanggai cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Banggai cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Banggai cuscus, LeadThe Banggai cuscus (Strigocuscus pelengensis) is a species of cuscus, a type of possum.View the SourceGebe cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gebe cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Gebe cuscus, LeadThe Gebe cuscus (Phalanger alexandrae) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceMountain cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Mountain cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Mountain cuscus, LeadThe mountain cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae) is a marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found throughout the central mountain ranges and Huon Peninsula of New Guinea, in both West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.View the SourceGround cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ground cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ground cuscus, LeadThe ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) is a marsupial from the order Diprotodontia and belongs within the family PhalangeridaeView the SourceEastern common cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Eastern common cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Eastern common cuscus, LeadThe eastern common cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in eastern Papua New Guinea.View the SourceWoodlark cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Woodlark cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Woodlark cuscus, LeadThe Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Papua New Guinea, specifically on Madau and Woodlark Island, a part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.View the SourceBlue-eyed cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Blue-eyed cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Blue-eyed cuscus, LeadThe blue-eyed cuscus (Phalanger matabiru) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceNorthern common cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Northern common cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Northern common cuscus, LeadThe northern common cuscus (Phalanger orientalis), also known as the gray cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae native to northern New Guinea and adjacent smaller islandsView the SourceOrnate cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ornate cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ornate cuscus, LeadThe ornate cuscus or Molluccan cuscus (Phalanger ornatus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceRothschild's cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Rothschild's cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Rothschild's cuscus, LeadRothschild's cuscus (Phalanger rothschildi), also called the Obi Island cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceSilky cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Silky cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Silky cuscus, LeadThe silky cuscus (Phalanger sericeus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceStein's cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Stein's cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Stein's cuscus, LeadStein's cuscus (Phalanger vestitus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceAdmiralty Island cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Admiralty Island cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Admiralty Island cuscus, LeadThe Admiralty Island cuscus or Manus Island spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus kraemeri) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceCommon spotted cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Common spotted cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Common spotted cuscus, LeadThe common spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus), also known as the white cuscus, is a cuscus, a marsupial that lives in the Cape York region of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby smaller islands.View the SourceWaigeou cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Waigeou cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Waigeou cuscus, LeadThe Waigeou cuscus or Waigeou spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceBlack-spotted cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Black-spotted cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Black-spotted cuscus, LeadThe black-spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceBlue-eyed spotted cuscus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Blue-eyed spotted cuscus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Blue-eyed spotted cuscus, LeadThe blue-eyed spotted cuscus or Biak spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus wilsoni) is a species of critically endangered marsupial in the family Phalangeridae.View the SourceKrefft's glider (Wikipedia)Has Member: Krefft's Glider, Lead, marsupialQuote, Has Member: Krefft's Glider, Lead, marsupiala type of small marsupialView the SourceBronze quoll (Wikipedia)Has Member: Bronze quoll, Lead, quollQuote, Has Member: Bronze quoll, Lead, quollis a species of quoll found only in the Trans-Fly savannaView the SourceYellow-bellied glider (Wikipedia)Has Member: Yellow-bellied glider, Appearance and behaviourQuote, Has Member: Yellow-bellied glider, Appearance and behaviourThe yellow-bellied glider is a marsupial about the size of a rabbit.View the SourceGilbert's potoroo (Wikipedia)Has Member: Gilbert's Potoroo, LeadQuote, Has Member: Gilbert's Potoroo, LeadGilbert's potoroo or ngilkat (Potorous gilbertii) is Australia's most endangered marsupialView the SourceSavanna glider (Wikipedia)Has Member: Savanna Glider, Lead, gliding possumQuote, Has Member: Savanna Glider, Lead, gliding possumis a species of arboreal gliding possum in the genus PetaurusView the SourceDunnart (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kakadu dunnart, LeadQuote, Has Member: Kakadu dunnart, LeadA dunnart (from Noongar donat) is a narrow-footed marsupial the size of a European mouse, of the genus Sminthopsis.View the SourceCinnamon antechinus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Cinnamon antechinus, Lead sentenceQuote, Has Member: Cinnamon antechinus, Lead sentenceis a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family DasyuridaeView the SourceVirginia opossum (Wikipedia)Has Member: Virginia opossum, LeadQuote, Has Member: Virginia opossum, Leadmaking it the northernmost marsupial in the worldView the SourceSubtropical antechinus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Subtropical antechinus, Lead, marsupialQuote, Has Member: Subtropical antechinus, Lead, marsupialis a species of small carnivorous marsupial of the family DasyuridaeView the SourceHairy-footed dunnart (Wikipedia)Has Member: Hairy-footed dunnart, LeadQuote, Has Member: Hairy-footed dunnart, LeadIt is an Australian marsupialView the SourceRory Cooper's false antechinus (Wikipedia)Has Member: Rory Cooper's false antechinus, LeadQuote, Has Member: Rory Cooper's false antechinus, Leada recently named species of small carnivorous marsupialView the SourceDidelphis virginiana californica (Wikipedia)Has Member: Didelphis virginiana californica, BehaviorQuote, Has Member: Didelphis virginiana californica, BehaviorAs a marsupial, it has a pouch in which it raises its young.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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