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Marsupials

Marsupials (Megatheria) are pouched mammals whose babies are born in a very undeveloped state; the young then attach themselves to their mother's nipple. Many marsupials have a pouch that encloses the young.

The biggest marsupial is the human-sized red kangaroo (Macropus rufus); the smallest marsupial, the pilbara (Ningaui timealeyi), would fit in a person's hand. Some commonly-known marsupials include the kangaroo, opossum, Tasmanian devil, and koala. The only marsupial in North America is the Virginia opossum.

Marsupials evolved during the late Cretaceous period, about 100 to 75 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs.

Click on a marsupial mammal for a printout on it.

Bandicoot Bandicoots are marsupials with pointy snouts.

Bilby The bilby (also known as the rabbit-eared bandicoot) is a small marsupial with long ears.

Ekaltadeta A huge, extinct, meat-eating rat-kangaroo from Australia.

Kangaroo Kangaroos hop and have pouches. Their babies are called joeys. Go to a kangaroo quiz or go to the answers.

Kangaroo (Simple version) Kangaroos hop and have pouches. Their babies are called joeys.

Koala The koala is an Australian marsupial. It is not a bear.

Koala (Simple version) The koala is an Australian marsupial. It is not a bear.

Koala Read and Answer Quiz Take a quiz on the koala; read the text, then answer the questions. Or go to the answers .

Nabarlek A small wallaby from northern Australia.

Numbat The numbat (also known as the banded anteater) is a pouchless, diurnal marsupial.

Quokka The Quokka is a marsupial from Australia, a type of wallaby.

Quoll The Quoll is a cat-sized carnivorous marsupial from the Tasmania and mainland Australia.

Red Kangaroo Red Kangaroos are large roos from Australia.

Ringtail Possum A small, nocturnal plant-eating marsupial with long tail.

Sugar Glider This small marsupial (also known as the lesser flying phalanger) glides from tree to tree in Australia and nearby islands.

Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devils are nocturnal, meat-eating marsupials from Tasmania.

Tasmanian Tiger The Tasmanian Tiger was a large, meat-eating marsupial from Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Guinea. It is probably extinct.

Virginia Opossum The only marsupial from North America.

Wallaby Wallabies are small to medium-sized kangaroos.

Wombat The wombat is a rare, burrowing marsupial from mainland Australia and Tasmania.

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