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