Diprotodont

The Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 Australasian marsupial mammals. It includes the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. 

Extinct members include the giant Diprotodon family, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".

 Classification 
Order DIPROTODONTIA

Family †Thylacoleonidae (marsupial lions)

 Suborder Vombatiformes
 Family Phascolarctidae: Koala (1 species)
 Family Vombatidae: wombats (3 species)
 Family †Diprotodontidae
 Suborder Phalangeriformes
 Superfamily Phalangeroidea
 Family Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses
 Family Burramyidae: pygmy possums
 Superfamily Petauroida
 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 Acrobatidae: (Feathertail glider and Feather-tailed possum)
 Suborder Macropodiformes
 Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies and allies
 Family Potoroidae: bettongs, potaroos and rat-kangaroos
 Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: Musky rat-kangaroo

† means extinct family, genus or species.


Category:Marsupials of Australia