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Diprotodontia (kangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Diprotodontia (/ˌdaɪˌproʊtoʊˈdɒnʃiə/; Greek: διπρωτός diprotos, meaning "two front" and οδοντος odontos meaning "teeth") are a large order of about 125 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".
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Family

Acrobatidae (3)
Burramyidae (12)   (1)
Diprotodontidae (29)
Ektopodontidae (6)
Hypsiprymnodontidae (musky rat kangaroo) (5)
Ilariidae (3)
Macropodidae (kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives) (184)   (13)
Maradidae (1)
Miralinidae (7)
Mukupirnidae (1)
Palorchestidae (11)
Petauridae (25)   (4)
Phalangeridae (57)   (6)   (1)
Phascolarctidae (koalas) (18)
Pilkipildridae (4)
Potoroidae (bettongs, potoroos, and rat kangaroos) (38)   (3)
Pseudocheiridae (36)
Tarsipedidae (2)
Thylacoleonidae (10)
Vombatidae (wombats) (18)   (1)
Wynyardiidae (5)

Genus

Ngamaroo (1)
Wanburoo (1)
Wururoo (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0