Types of Marsupials
Marsupial↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Range↕ | Avg Weight (kg)↕ | Diet↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Kangaroo | Osphranter rufus | Arid Australia | 85 | Grass | Largest marsupial, hops 3m high, boxing males |
Eastern Grey Kangaroo | Macropus giganteus | E Australia | 60 | Grass | Most common roo, peaceful mobs, golf course resident |
Western Grey Kangaroo | Macropus fuliginosus | S and W Australia | 55 | Grass, shrubs | Stinker male smells of curry, dark face |
Antilopine Kangaroo | Osphranter antilopinus | Tropical N Australia | 50 | Grass | Antelope-like speed and grace, monsoonal tropics |
Red-necked Wallaby | Notamacropus rufogriseus | E Australia, Tasmania | 18 | Grass, herbs | Feral populations in UK, reddish shoulders |
Quokka | Setonix brachyurus | Rottnest Island, WA | 3.5 | Grass, leaves | Happiest animal on Earth, selfie star of Rottnest |
Koala | Phascolarctos cinereus | E Australia | 10 | Eucalyptus leaves only | Sleeps 20 hours/day, has fingerprints like humans |
Common Wombat | Vombatus ursinus | SE Australia, Tasmania | 26 | Grass, roots, bark | Cube-shaped poop, bulldozes burrows, rear-facing pouch |
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat | Lasiorhinus latifrons | Southern Australia | 25 | Grass | Soft nose fur, arid-adapted, huge warrens |
Tasmanian Devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Tasmania | 8 | Carrion, small prey | Loudest marsupial scream, facial tumor disease crisis |
Numbat | Myrmecobius fasciatus | SW Australia | 0.5 | Termites only | Only diurnal marsupial, banded back, no pouch |
Bilby | Macrotis lagotis | Arid Australia | 2 | Insects, seeds | Easter Bilby replacing Easter Bunny, rabbit-like ears |
Sugar Glider | Petaurus breviceps | E Australia, New Guinea | 0.13 | Sap, nectar, insects | Glides 50m between trees using skin membrane |
Common Brushtail Possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | Australia (invasive NZ) | 3 | Leaves, fruit, flowers | Roof-dwelling city dweller, NZ pest, sharp teeth |
Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | North and Central America | 3 | Omnivore, carrion | Only marsupial in N America, plays dead, immune to rattlesnake venom |
Yapok (Water Opossum) | Chironectes minimus | Central and South America | 0.7 | Fish, crustaceans | Only aquatic marsupial, waterproof pouch seals shut |
Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) | Thylacinus cynocephalus | Tasmania (extinct 1936) | 25 | Carnivore | Extinct striped marsupial wolf, last one died in Hobart Zoo |
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