Kinds of Marsupials

Marsupials

Daisie Ogawa, University of Georgia

Scientific name -- Other names
Acrobatidae -- Feathertail gliders and pygmy gliders; Feathertail gliders pygmy gliders
   Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) -- Feathertail glider; Didelphis pygmaea
   Distoechurus pennatus (Peters, 1874) -- Feathertail possum
Burramyidae -- Pygmy possums
   Burramys parvus Broom, 1896 -- Mountain pygmy possum
   Cercartetus caudatus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) -- Long-tailed pygmy possum; Dromicia caudata
   Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) -- Western pygmy possum; Dromicia concinna
   Cercartetus lepidus (Thomas, 1888) -- Tasmanian pygmy possum; Dromicia lepida
   Cercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1818) -- Eastern pygmy possum; Phalangista nana
Caenolestidae -- Shrew opossums
   Caenolestes caniventer Anthony, 1921 -- Gray-bellied shrew opossum
   Caenolestes convelatus Anthony, 1924 -- Blackish shrew opossum
   Caenolestes fuliginosus (Tomes, 1863) -- Silky shrew opossum; Hyracodon fuliginosus
   Lestoros inca (Thomas, 1917) -- Incan shrew opossum; Orolestes inca
   Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, 1924 -- Chilean shrew opossum
Dasyuridae -- Dasyurids
   Antechinus bellus (Thomas, 1904) -- Fawn antechinus; Phascogale bella
   Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) -- Yellow-footed antechinus; Phascogale flavipes
   Antechinus godmani (Thomas, 1923) -- Atherton antechinus; Phascogale godmani
   Antechinus leo Van Dyck, 1980 -- Cinnamon antechinus
   Antechinus melanurus (Thomas, 1899) -- Black-tailed antechinus; Phascogale melanura
   Antechinus minimus -- Swamp antechinus; Dasyurus minimus
   Antechinus naso (Jentink, 1911) -- Long-nosed antechinus; Phascogale naso
   Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 -- Brown antechinus
   Antechinus swainsonii (Waterhouse, 1840) -- Dusky antechinus; Phascogale swainsonii
   Antechinus wilhelmina Tate, 1947 -- Lesser antechinus
   Dasycercus byrnei (Spencer, 1896) -- Kowari; Dasyuroides byrnei
   Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) -- Mulgara; Chaetocercus cristicauda
   Dasykaluta rosamondae (Ride, 1964) -- Little red kaluta; Antechinus rosamondae
   Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 -- New guinean quoll
   Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 -- Western quoll
   Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 -- Northern quoll; Mustela quoll
   Dasyurus maculatus (Kerr, 1792) -- Spotted-tailed quoll; Viverra maculata
   Dasyurus spartacus Van Dyck, 1987 -- Bronze quoll
   Dasyurus viverrinus (Shaw, 1800) -- Eastern quoll; Dasyurus maculata
   Murexia longicaudata (Schlegel, 1866) -- Short-furred dasyure; Phascogale longicaudata
   Murexia rothschildi (Tate, 1938) -- Broad-striped dasyure; Phascogale
   Myoictis melas (Müller, 1840) -- Three-striped dasyure; Phascogale melas
   Neophascogale lorentzi (Jentink, 1911) -- Speckled dasyure; Phascogale lorentzi
   Ningaui ridei Archer, 1975 -- Wongai ningaui
   Ningaui timealeyi Archer, 1975 -- Pilbara ningaui
   Ningaui yvonnae Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1983 -- Southern ningaui
   Parantechinus apicalis (Gray, 1842) -- Southern dibbler; Phascogale apicalis
   Parantechinus bilarni (Johnson, 1954) -- Sandstone dibbler; Antechinus bilarni
   Phascogale calura Gould, 1844 -- Red-tailed phascogale
   Phascogale tapoatafa (F -- Brush-tailed phascogale; Viverra tapoatafa
   Phascolosorex doriae (Thomas, 1886) -- Red-bellied marsupial shrew; Phascogale doriae
   Phascolosorex dorsalis (Peters and Doria, 1876) -- Narrow-striped marsupial shrew; Phascogale dorsalis
   Planigale gilesi Aitken, 1972 -- Paucident planigale
   Planigale ingrami (Thomas, 1906) -- Long-tailed planigale; Phascogale ingrami
   Planigale maculata (Gould, 1851) -- Pygmy planigale; Antechinus maculatus
   Planigale novaeguineae Tate and Archbold, 1941 -- New guinean planigale
   Planigale tenuirostris Troughton, 1928 -- Narrow-nosed planigale
   Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis (Spencer, 1896) -- Fat-tailed pseudantechinus; Phascogale macdonnellensis
   Pseudantechinus ningbing Kitchener, 1988 -- Ningbing pseudantechinus
   Pseudantechinus woolleyae Kitchener and Caputi, 1988 -- Pseudantechinus
   Sarcophilus laniarius (Owen, 1838) -- Tasmanian devil; Didelphis ursina
   Sminthopsis aitkeni Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984 -- Kangaroo island dunnart
   Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986 -- Chestnut dunnart
   Sminthopsis butleri Archer, 1979 -- Carpentarian dunnart
   Sminthopsis crassicaudata (Gould, 1844) -- Fat-tailed dunnart; Phascogale crassicaudata
   Sminthopsis dolichura Kitchener, Stoddart and Henry, 1984 -- Little long-tailed dunnart
   Sminthopsis douglasi Archer, 1979 -- Julia creek dunnart
   Sminthopsis fuliginosus (Gould, 1852) -- Sooty dunnart; Antechinus fuliginosus
   Sminthopsis gilberti Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1984 -- Dunnart
   Sminthopsis granulipes Troughton, 1932 -- White-tailed dunnart
   Sminthopsis griseoventer Kitchener, Stoddart, and Henry, 1984 -- Gray-bellied dunnart
   Sminthopsis hirtipes Thomas, 1898 -- Hairy-footed dunnart
   Sminthopsis laniger (Gould, 1856) -- Kultarr; Phascogale lanigera
   Sminthopsis leucopus (Gray, 1842) -- White-footed dunnart; Phascogale leucopus
   Sminthopsis longicaudata Spencer, 1909 -- Long-tailed dunnart
   Sminthopsis macroura (Gould, 1845) -- Stripe-faced dunnart; Podabrus macrourus
   Sminthopsis murina (Waterhouse, 1838) -- Slender-tailed dunnart; Phascogale murina
   Sminthopsis ooldea Troughton, 1965 -- Ooldea dunnart; Sminthopsis murina ooldea
   Sminthopsis psammophila Spencer, 1895 -- Sandhill dunnart
   Sminthopsis virginiae (de Tarragon, 1847) -- Red-cheeked dunnart; Phascogale virginiae
   Sminthopsis youngsoni McKenzie and Archer, 1982 -- Lesser hairy-footed dunnart
Didelphidae -- American opossums and opossums; American opossums opossums
   Caluromys derbianus (Waterhouse, 1841) -- Central american woolly opossum; Didelphys derbiana
   Caluromys lanatus (Olfers, 1818) -- Western woolly opossum; Didelphys lanata
   Caluromys philander (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Bare-tailed woolly opossum; Didelphis philander
   Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 -- Black-shouldered opossum
   Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) -- Water opossum; Latra minima
   Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 -- White-eared opossum
   Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied, 1826 -- Big-eared opossum; Didelphys aurita
   Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 -- Southern opossum
   Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792 -- Virginia opossum
   Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 -- Bushy-tailed opossum
   Gracilinanus aceramarcae (Tate, 1931) -- Aceramarca gracile mouse opossum; Marmosa aceramarcae
   Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister, 1854) -- Agile gracile mouse opossum
   Gracilinanus dryas (Thomas, 1898) -- Wood sprite gracile mouse opossum; Marmosa dryas
   Gracilinanus emiliae (Thomas, 1909) -- Gracile mouse opossum; Marmosa emiliae
   Gracilinanus marica -- Northern gracile mouse opossum; Marmosa marica
   Gracilinanus microtarsus (Wagner, 1842) -- Brazilian gracile mouse opossum; Didelphys microtarsus
   Lestodelphys halli (Thomas, 1921) -- Patagonian opossum; Notodelphys halli
   Lutreolina crassicaudata (Desmarest, 1804) -- Lutrine opossum; Didelphis crassicaudata
   Marmosa andersoni Pine, 1972 -- Mouse opossum; Marmosa
   Marmosa canescens (J -- Grayish mouse opossum; Didelphis
   Marmosa lepida (Thomas, 1888) -- Little rufous mouse opossum
   Marmosa mexicana Merriam, 1897 -- Mexican mouse opossum; Marmosa murina mexicana
   Marmosa murina (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Murine mouse opossum; Didelphis murina
   Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898 -- Mouse opossum
   Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931 -- Red mouse opossum
   Marmosa tyleriana Tate, 1931 -- Mouse opossum
   Marmosa xerophila Handley and Gordon, 1979 -- Dryland mouse opossum
   Marmosops cracens Handley and Gordon, 1979 -- Slim-faced slender mouse opossum; Marmosa cracens
   Marmosops dorothea (Thomas, 1911) -- Slender mouse opossum; Marmosa dorothea
   Marmosops fuscatus (Thomas, 1896) -- Gray-bellied slender mouse opossum; Marmosa fuscata
   Marmosops handleyi (Pine, 1981) -- Slender mouse opossum; Marmosa handleyi
   Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi, 1845) -- Andean slender mouse opossum; Didelphys impavida
   Marmosops incanus (Lund, 1840) -- Gray slender mouse opossum; Didelphis incana
   Marmosops invictus (Goldman, 1912) -- Slaty slender mouse opossum; Marmosa invicta
   Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi, 1845) -- White-bellied slender mouse opossum; Didelphys noctivaga
   Marmosops parvidens Tate, 1931 -- Delicate slender mouse opossum; Marmosa parvidens
   Metachirus nudicaudatus (Desmarest, 1817) -- Brown four-eyed opossum; Didelphis nudicaudata
   Micoureus alstoni (J -- Woolly mouse opossum; Caluromys alstoni
   Micoureus constantiae (Thomas, 1904) -- Pale-bellied woolly mouse opossum; Marmosa constantiae
   Micoureus demerarae (Thomas, 1905) -- Long-furred woolly mouse opossum; Marmosa cinerea demerarae
   Micoureus regina (Thomas, 1898) -- Short-furred woolly mouse opossum; Marmosa regina
   Monodelphis adusta (Thomas, 1897) -- Sepia short-tailed opossum; Peramys adustus
   Monodelphis americana (Müller, 1776) -- Three-striped short-tailed opossum; Sorex americanus
   Monodelphis brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777) -- Red-legged short-tailed opossum; Didelphis brevicaudata
   Monodelphis dimidiata (Wagner, 1847) -- Southern short-tailed opossum; Didelphys dimidiata
   Monodelphis domestica (Wagner, 1842) -- Gray short-tailed opossum; Didelphys domestica
   Monodelphis emiliae (Thomas, 1912) -- Short-tailed opossum; Peramys emiliae
   Monodelphis iheringi (Thomas, 1888) -- Short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975 -- Pygmy short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis maraxina Thomas, 1923 -- Short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt, 1938 -- Short-tailed opossum; Peramys peruvianus osgoodi
   Monodelphis rubida (Thomas, 1899) -- Chestnut-striped short-tailed opossum; Peramys rubidus
   Monodelphis scalops (Thomas, 1888) -- Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis sorex (Hensel, 1872) -- Shrewish short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis theresa Thomas, 1921 -- Short-tailed opossum
   Monodelphis unistriata (Wagner, 1842) -- One-striped short-tailed opossum; Didelphys unistriata
   Philander andersoni (Osgood, 1913) -- Black four-eyed opossum; Metachirus andersoni
   Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Gray four-eyed opossum; Didelphis opossum
   Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839) -- Elegant fat-tailed opossum; Didelphis elegans
   Thylamys macrura (Olfers, 1818) -- Long-tailed fat-tailed opossum; Didelphys macrura
   Thylamys pallidior (Thomas, 1902) -- Pallid fat-tailed opossum; Marmosa elegans pallidior
   Thylamys pusilla (Desmarest, 1804) -- Small fat-tailed opossum; Didelphis pusilla
   Thylamys velutinus (Wagner, 1842) -- Velvety fat-tailed opossum; Didelphys velutina
Macropodidae -- Kangaroos, wallabies, and pademelons; Kangaroos; Wallabies
   Dendrolagus bennettianus De Vis, 1887 -- Tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus dorianus Ramsay, 1883 -- Tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus goodfellowi Thomas, 1908 -- Tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus inustus Müller, 1840 -- Grizzled tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884 -- Tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus matschiei Forster and Rothschild, 1907 -- Huon tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus scottae Flannery and Seri, 1990 -- Tenkile tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus spadix Troughton and Le Souef, 1936 -- Lowland tree kangaroo
   Dendrolagus ursinus (Temminck, 1836) -- White-throated tree kangaroo; Hypsiprymnus ursinus
   Dorcopsis atrata Van Deusen, 1957 -- Black dorcopsis
   Dorcopsis hageni Heller, 1897 -- White-striped dorcopsis
   Dorcopsis luctuosa (D'Albertis, 1874) -- Gray dorcopsis; Halmaturus luctuosus
   Dorcopsis muelleri (Lesson, 1827) -- Brown dorcopsis; Didelphis brunii
   Dorcopsulus macleayi (Miklouho-Maclay, 1885) -- Papuan forest wallaby; Dorcopsis macleayi
   Dorcopsulus vanheurni (Thomas, 1922) -- Lesser forest wallaby; Dorcopsis vanheurni
   Lagorchestes asomatus Finlayson, 1943 -- Central hare-wallaby
   Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould, 1842 -- Spectacled hare-wallaby
   Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould, 1844 -- Rufous hare-wallaby
   Lagorchestes leporides (Gould, 1841) -- Eastern hare-wallaby; Macropus leporides
   Lagostrophus fasciatus (Peŕon and Lesueur, 1807) -- Banded hare-wallaby; Kangurus fasciatus
   Macropus agilis (Gould, 1842) -- Agile wallaby; Halmaturus agilis
   Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1842) -- Antilopine wallaroo; Osphranter antilopinus
   Macropus bernardus Rothschild, 1904 -- Black wallaroo; Dendrodorcopsis woodwardi
   Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837) -- Black-striped wallaby; Halmaturus dorsalis
   Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817) -- Tammar wallaby; Kangurus eugenii
   Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817) -- Western gray kangaroo; Kangurus fuliginosus
   Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 -- Eastern gray kangaroo
   Macropus greyi Waterhouse, 1846 -- Toolache wallaby; Macropus
   Macropus irma (Jourdan, 1837) -- Western brush wallaby; Halmaturus irma
   Macropus parma Waterhouse, 1846 -- Parma wallaby; Macropus
   Macropus parryi Bennett, 1835 -- Whiptail wallaby
   Macropus robustus Gould, 1841 -- Hill wallaroo; Macropus
   Macropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817) -- Red-necked wallaby; Kangurus rufogriseus
   Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) -- Red kangaroo; Kangurus rufus
   Onychogalea fraenata (Gould, 1841) -- Bridled nail-tailed wallaby; Macropus fraenatus
   Onychogalea lunata (Gould, 1841) -- Crescent nail-tailed wallaby; Macropus lunatus
   Onychogalea unguifera (Gould, 1841) -- Northern nail-tailed wallaby; Macropus unguifer
   Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877 -- Allied rock wallaby
   Petrogale brachyotis (Gould, 1841) -- Short-eared rock wallaby
   Petrogale burbidgei Kitchener and Sanson, 1978 -- Monjon
   Petrogale concinna Gould, 1842 -- Pygmy rock wallaby
   Petrogale godmani Thomas, 1923 -- Rock wallaby
   Petrogale inornata Gould, 1842 -- Unadorned rock wallaby
   Petrogale lateralis Gould, 1842 -- Black-footed rock wallaby
   Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827) -- Brush-tailed rock wallaby; Kangurus penicillatus
   Petrogale persephone Maynes, 1982 -- Proserpine rock wallaby
   Petrogale rothschildi Thomas, 1904 -- Rock wallaby
   Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1855 -- Yellow-footed rock wallaby
   Setonix brachyurus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1830) -- Quokka; Kangurus brachyurus
   Thylogale billardierii (Desmarest, 1822) -- Tasmanian pademelon; Kangurus billardierii
   Thylogale brunii (Schreber, 1778) -- Dusky pademelon; Didelphis brunii
   Thylogale stigmatica (Gould, 1860) -- Red-legged pademelon; Halmaturus stigmaticus
   Thylogale thetis (Lesson, 1828) -- Red-necked pademelon; Halmaturus thetis
   Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804) -- Swamp wallaby; Kangurus bicolor
Microbiotheriidae -- Monito del monte
   Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, 1894 -- Monito del monte; Didelphys australis
Myrmecobiidae -- Numbat
   Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 -- Numbat; Myremecobius fasciatus
Notoryctidae -- Marsupials moles
   Notoryctes caurinus Thomas, 1920 -- Northwestern marsupial mole
   Notoryctes typhlops (Stirling, 1889) -- Marsupial mole; Psammoryctes typhlops
Peramelidae -- Australian bandicoots
   Chaeropus ecaudatus (Ogilby, 1838) -- Pig-footed bandicoot; Perameles ecaudatus
   Isoodon auratus (Ramsay, 1887) -- Golden bandicoot; Perameles auratus
   Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) -- Northern brown bandicoot; Perameles macroura
   Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) -- Southern brown bandicoot; Didelphis obesula
   Macrotis lagotis (Reid, 1837) -- Bilby; Perameles lagotis
   Macrotis leucura (Thomas, 1887) -- Lesser bilby; Paragale leucura
   Perameles bougainville Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 -- Western barred bandicoot
   Perameles eremiana Spencer, 1897 -- Desert bandicoot
   Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 -- Eastern barred bandicoot
   Perameles nasuta É -- Long-nosed bandicoot; Parameles nasuta
Petauridae -- Gliders, Possums; Gliders
   Dactylopsila megalura Rothschild and Dollman, 1932 -- Great-tailed triok
   Dactylopsila palpator Milne-Edwards, 1888 -- Long-fingered triok
   Dactylopsila tatei Laurie, 1952 -- Triok
   Dactylopsila trivirgata Gray, 1858 -- Striped possum
   Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 -- Possum
   Petaurus abidi Ziegler, 1981 -- Northern glider
   Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 -- Yellow-bellied glider
   Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 -- Sugar glider
   Petaurus gracilis (de Vis, 1883) -- Mahogany glider; Belideus gracilis
   Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) -- Squirrel glider
Phalangeridae -- Brushtail possums and cuscuses; Brushtail possums cuscuses
   Ailurops ursinus (Temminck, 1824) -- Bear cuscus; Phalangista ursina
   Phalanger carmelitae Thomas, 1898 -- Mountain cuscus
   Phalanger lullulae Thomas, 1896 -- Woodlark cuscus
   Phalanger matanim Flannery, 1987 -- Telefomin cuscus
   Phalanger orientalis (Pallas, 1766) -- Gray cuscus; Didelphis orientalis
   Phalanger ornatus (Gray, 1860) -- Moluccan cuscus; Cuscus ornatus
   Phalanger pelengensis Tate, 1945 -- Peleng island cuscus; Phalanger celebensis pelengensis
   Phalanger rothschildi Thomas, 1898 -- Obi island cuscus
   Phalanger sericeus Thomas, 1907 -- Silky cuscus
   Phalanger vestitus (Milne-Edwards, 1877) -- Cuscus; Cuscus vestitus
   Spilocuscus maculatus (Desmarest, 1818) -- Short-tailed spotted cuscus; Phalangista maculata
   Spilocuscus rufoniger (Zimara, 1937) -- Black-spotted cuscus; Phalanger maculatus rufoniger
   Strigocuscus celebensis (Gray, 1858) -- Little celebes cuscus; Cuscus celebensis
   Strigocuscus gymnotis (Peters and Doria, 1875) -- Ground cuscus
   Trichosurus arnhemensis Collett, 1897 -- Northern brushtail possum; Trichosurus vulpecula arnhemensis
   Trichosurus caninus (Ogilby, 1836) -- Mountain brushtail possum; Phalangista canina
   Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) -- Silver-gray brushtail possum; Didelphis vulpecula
   Wyulda squamicaudata Alexander, 1918 -- Scaly-tailed possum
Phascolarctidae -- Koalas
   Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) -- Koala; Lipurus cinereus
Potoroidae -- Bettongs, potoroos, and rat kangaroos; Bettongs; Potoroos
   Aepyprymnus rufescens (Gray, 1837) -- Rufous bettong; Bettongia rufescens
   Bettongia gaimardi (Desmarest, 1822) -- Tasmanian bettong; Kangurus gaimardi
   Bettongia lesueur (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) -- Burrowing bettong; Hypsiprymnus lesueur
   Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 -- Brush-tailed bettong
   Caloprymnus campestris (Gould, 1843) -- Desert rat kangaroo; Bettongia campestris
   Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 -- Musky rat kangaroo
   Potorous longipes Seebeck and Johnston, 1980 -- Long-footed potoroo; Potorus longipes
   Potorous platyops (Gould, 1844) -- Broad-faced potoroo; Hypsiprymnus platyops
   Potorous tridactylus (Kerr, 1792) -- Long-nosed potoroo; Didelphis tridactyla
Pseudocheiridae -- Ringtailed possums
   Hemibelideus lemuroides (Collett, 1884) -- Lemuroid ringtail possum
   Petauroides volans -- Greater glider; Didelphis volans
   Petropseudes dahli (Collett, 1895) -- Rock ringtail possum; Pseudochirus dahli
   Pseudocheirus canescens (Waterhouse, 1846) -- Daintree river ringtail
   Pseudocheirus caroli (Thomas, 1921) -- Weyland ringtail; Pseudochirus caroli
   Pseudocheirus forbesi (Thomas, 1887) -- Moss-forest ringtail; Pseudochirus forbesi
   Pseudocheirus herbertensis (Collett, 1884) -- Herbert river ringtail; Phalangista herbertensis
   Pseudocheirus mayeri (Rothschild and Dollman, 1932) -- Pygmy ringtail; Pseudochirus mayeri
   Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) -- Queensland ringtail; Didelphis peregrinus
   Pseudocheirus schlegeli (Jentink, 1884) -- Arfak ringtail; Pseudochirus schlegeli
   Pseudochirops albertisii (Peters, 1874) -- Ringtail possum
   Pseudochirops archeri (Collett, 1884) -- Green ringtail possum
   Pseudochirops corinnae (Thomas, 1897) -- Golden ringtail possum; Pseudochirus corinnae
   Pseudochirops cupreus (Thomas, 1897) -- Coppery ringtail possum; Pseudocheirus cupreus
Tarsipedidae -- Honey possum
   Tarsipes rostratus Gervais and Verreaux, 1842 -- Honey possum
Thylacinidae -- Tasmanian wolf and thylacine; Tasmanian wolf thylacine
   Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808) -- Thylacine; Didelphis cynocephala
Vombatidae -- Wombats
   Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1873) -- Northern hairy-nosed wombat; Phascolomys krefftii
   Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845) -- Southern hairy-nosed wombat; Phascolomys latifrons
   Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) -- Coarse-haired wombat; Didelphis ursina

Updated: 2008-05-24 18:45:14

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