MAMMALIA
Metatheria (Marsupials)
Chapter Outline
- Description of Mammalia
- Classification of Mammalia
- Prototheria
- Metatheria
- Eutheria
- Afrotheria
- Laurasiatheria
- Artiodactyla
- Carnivora
- Euarchontoglires
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Theria, the group of mammals that give live birth, is split between Metatheria and Eutheria. Metatheria is the group of mammals known as marsupials and the orders of marsupials are the focus of this page. Marsupials give birth when the offspring is barely developed and it goes on to further develop in a pouch the mother has.
- Theria
- Metatheria
- Dasyuromorphia - Tasmanian Devil, Numbet
- Didelphimorphia - Opposums
- Diprotodontia - Kangaroos, Koalas, Wombats
- Microbiotheria - Monito del Monte
- Notoryctemorphia - Marsupial Moles
- Paucituberculata - Shrew Opposums
- Peramelemorphia - Bandicoots
- Eutheria (following pages)
- Metatheria
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| DASYUROMORPHIA | |
The order of Carnivorous Marsupials. As of 2024, 0 species of Dasyuromorphia have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 55 throughout the world.
Like the platypus, Numbats can only be experienced in Australia
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| DIPROTODONTIA | |
The order of Kangaroos, Wombats, Possums and allies. As of 2024, 0 species of Diprotodontia have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 118 throughout the world.
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| NOTORYCTEMORPHIA | |
The order of Marsupial Moles. As of 2024, 0 species of Notoryctemorphia have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and just one throughout the world.
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| PERAMELEMORPHIA | |
The order of Bandicoots and Bilbies. As of 2024, 0 species of Peramelemorphia have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 12 throughout the world.
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| DIDELPHIMORPHIA - OPOSSUMS | |
The order of Opossums is the only order of marsupials found in North America. As of 2024, just one species of Didelphimorphia has been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 83 throughout the world. Some species checklists have noted a second species found in the US, the Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), but it has not been reported to iNaturalist.
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| MICROBIOTHERIA | |
The order of Monito del Montes. It is one of the orders of marsupials found outside of Australia and Papua New Guinea. As of 2024, 0 species of Microbiotheria have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 2 throughout the world.
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| PAUCITUBERCULATA | |
The order of Shrew Opossums. Another of the orders of marsupials found outside of Australia and Papua New Guinea. As of 2024, 0 species of Paucituberculata have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 6 throughout the world.
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