Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies
Diprotodontia
The Diprotodontia (/ˌdaɪˌproʊtoʊˈdɒnʃiə/; Greek: διπρωτός diprotos, meaning "two front" and οδοντος odontos meaning "teeth") are an order of about 125 species marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the rhinoceros-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
4 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 148 known species
Macropods
suborderMacropodiformes
Wombats and Koalas
suborderVombatiformes
Cuscuses, Brush-tailed Possums, and Pygmy Possums
superfamilyPhalangeroidea
Gliders, Ring-tailed Possums, and allies
superfamilyPetauroidea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42711.