Australidelphia

Australidelphia is the magnorder that contains roughly three-quarters of all marsupials, including all those native to Australasia and a single species from South America. (All other American marsupials are members of the Ameridelphia.) The orders within this group are listed below:

Related Topics:
Magnorder - Marsupial - Australasia - South America - Ameridelphia - Order

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• Order Microbiotheria (1 species)
• Family Microbiotheriidae: Monito del Monte
• Order Dasyuromorphia (63 species)
• Family Thylacinidae: Thylacine extinct
• Family Dasyuridae: antechinuses, quolls, dunnarts, Tasmanian Devil, and allies
• Family Myrmecobiidae: Numbat
• Order Peramelemorphia (21 species)
• Family Peroryctidae rainforest bandicoots
• Family Peramelidae: bandicoots and bilbies
• Order Notoryctemorphia (2 species)
• Family Notoryctidae: marsupial moles
• Order Diprotodontia (117 species)
• Family Phascolarctidae: Koala
• Family Vombatidae: wombats
• Family Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses
• Family Burramyidae: pygmy possums
• Family Tarsipedidae: Honey Possum
• Family Petauridae: Striped Possum, Leadbeater's Possum, Yellow-bellied Glider, Sugar Glider, Mahogany Glider, Squirrel Glider
• Family Pseudocheiridae: ringtailed possums and allies
• Family Potoridae: potoroos, rat kangaroos, bettongs
• Family Acrobatidae: Feathertail Glider
• Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: Musky Rat Kangaroo
• Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies, and allies