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Mexican Mouse Opossum
Marmosa mexicana Merriam, 1897
Marmosa mexicana is a small Central American mouse opossum with a prehensile equal-length tail and no female pouch.
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
Phascolarctos cinereus, the koala, is an Australian arboreal marsupial with adaptations for a low-energy eucalyptus leaf diet.
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845)
Lasiorhinus latifrons, the southern hairy-nosed wombat, is a digging Australian marsupial with specific reproduction and habitat.
Bare-nosed Wombat
Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800)
Vombatus ursinus, the common wombat, is a digging Australian marsupial with a declining population impacted by historical pest control.
Musky Rat-kangaroo
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the smallest macropod, is a musky-smelling Australian rainforest marsupial that helps disperse rainforest plant seeds.
Western Grey Kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus (Desmarest, 1817)
Macropus fuliginosus, the western grey kangaroo, is a large Australian macropod with unique reproduction and unidirectional hybridisation with eastern grey kangaroos.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790
Macropus giganteus (eastern grey kangaroo) is Australia's common large marsupial with distinct traits, habitat preferences, and unique reproductive adaptations.
Quokka
Setonix brachyurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Setonix brachyurus, the quokka, is a small macropod found in south-west Western Australia with distinctive traits and behavior.
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor (Desmarest, 1804)
Wallabia bicolor, the swamp wallaby, is a macropod with unique traits found across eastern Australia.
Whiptail Wallaby
Notamacropus parryi Bennett, 1835
Notamacropus parryi, the whiptail wallaby, is a marsupial with distinct fur markings, sexual size dimorphism, and specific reproductive behaviours.
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Desmarest, 1817)
Red-necked wallabies (Notamacropus rufogriseus) are distinctive Australian marsupials found in eastern coastal and highland habitats.
Agile Wallaby
Macropus agilis (Gould, 1841)
Macropus agilis, the agile wallaby, is a sexually dimorphic Australian and New Guinean macropod with distinct markings and specific habitat preferences.
Black-striped Wallaby
Macropus dorsalis (Gray, 1837)
The black-striped wallaby is a medium-sized nocturnal wallaby found in eastern Australia, with an endangered New South Wales population.
Tammar Wallaby
Macropus eugenii (Desmarest, 1817)
Macropus eugenii, the tammar wallaby, is a small wallaby and widely used model organism for biological and genomic research.
Western Brush Wallaby
Notamacropus irma (Jourdan, 1837)
Notamacropus irma, the western brush wallaby, is a small marsupial native to southwestern Western Australia with little known of its reproduction.
Common Wallaroo
Macropus robustus Gould, 1840
The common wallaroo is a common nocturnal solitary macropod species with characteristic reproductive and social traits.
Red Kangaroo
Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822)
Macropus rufus, the red kangaroo, is the largest kangaroo species native to inland Australia with specialized arid-adapted traits.
Antilopine Wallaroo
Macropus antilopinus (Gould, 1841)
Macropus antilopinus, the antilopine kangaroo, is a large, sexually dimorphic Australian kangaroo found in northern tropical lowlands.
Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo
Dendrolagus lumholtzi Collett, 1884
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) is the smallest tree-kangaroo, living in varied suitable habitats with distinct fur markings.
Mareeba Rock Wallaby
Petrogale mareeba Eldredge & Close, 1992
Petrogale mareeba, the Mareeba rock-wallaby, is a rare rock-wallaby found in restricted ranges in northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Black-flanked Rock Wallaby
Petrogale lateralis Gould, 1842
Petrogale lateralis, the black-flanked rock-wallaby, is a marsupial with distinct physical traits, water adaptations, and multiple Australian subspecies.
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1854
Petrogale xanthopus, the yellow-footed rock-wallaby, is a coloured wallaby found in rocky areas of eastern Australia.
Allied Rock Wallaby
Petrogale assimilis Ramsay, 1877
Petrogale assimilis, the allied rock-wallaby, is an endemic Australian wallaby found in rocky Queensland habitats.
Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827)
Petrogale penicillata, the brush-tailed rock-wallaby, is a rock-dwelling wallaby species found along eastern Australia's Great Dividing Range.
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