Clockwise from upper left: female koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), mahogany glider (Petaurus gracilis), young eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Marsupialia
Clade:
Eomarsupialia
Order:
Diprotodontia Owen, 1866
Suborders
Vombatiformes Phalangeriformes Macropodiformes
Diprotodontia (/daɪˌproʊtəˈdɒntiə/, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species,[2] including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
^Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 43–70. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
^Meredith, Robert W.; Westerman, Michael; Springer, Mark S. (26 February 2009). "A phylogeny of Diprotodontia (Marsupialia) based on sequences for five nuclear genes" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 51 (3): 554–571. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.02.009. PMID 19249373. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
Diprotodontia (/daɪˌproʊtəˈdɒntiə/, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos...
Notoryctemorphia (2 species) Family Notoryctidae: marsupial moles Order Diprotodontia (117 species) Family Phascolarctidae: koala Family Vombatidae: wombats...
Vombatiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Seven of the nine known families within this suborder are extinct;...
mammals. For instance, most Australian marsupials outside the order Diprotodontia have a varying number of incisors between their upper and lower jaws...
biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-05-06. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World:...
Mammals are divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes), and live birth mammals. The second subclass...
possum). About two-thirds of Australian marsupials belong to the order Diprotodontia, which is split into three suborders, namely the Vombatiformes (wombats...
There are 27 mammal species native to Ireland or naturalised in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before 1500. The Red List of Irish terrestrial...
lions and giant wombats) in the suborder Vombatiformes within the order Diprotodontia. The Vombatiformes are a sister group to a clade that includes macropods...
better known T. carnifex. The marsupial lion is classified in the order Diprotodontia along with many other well-known marsupials such as kangaroos, possums...
The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg-laying mammals (yinotherians or monotremes - see also...
have been hypercarnivores. Thylacoleontidae is considered a member of Diprotodontia, though its precise position within that group is uncertain. They have...
There are currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux...
Mammalia. London: H. Baillière. p. 122. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World:...
Microbiotheria) are also carnivorous, as were some extinct members of the order Diprotodontia, including extinct kangaroos (such as Ekaltadeta and Propleopus) and...
This is a list of mammals of New South Wales. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International...
sarcoptic mange incidence across Australia. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World:...
arctos meaning pouched bear) is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala, and six well-known...
This is a list of mammals of the Northern Territory of Australia: The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed...
Phalangerida is one of the two former suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. This large and diverse suborder included kangaroos, wallabies, quokkas...
Microperoryctes longicauda LC Papuan bandicoot, Microperoryctes papuensis LC Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos...
macropods, are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. They may in fact be nested within one of the suborders, Phalangeriformes...
The ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) is a marsupial from the order Diprotodontia and belongs within the family Phalangeridae, a diverse family consisting...
raffrayana LC Genus: Rhynchomeles Seram bandicoot, R. prattorum EN Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos...
On 29 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 842 (746 animals, 96 plants) extinct species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and...
bandicoot Eastern barred bandicoot There are 25 species in the order Diprotodontia assessed as vulnerable. Long-footed potoroo Koala Doria's tree-kangaroo...
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