Monotremes and Marsupials

Order Monotremata

Family Tachyglossidae and Ornithorhynchidae

Tachyglossidae

Echidnas

Ornithorhynchidae

platypus

Genus Tachyglossus

Short-beaked echidna

Genus Zaglossus

Long-beakes Echidnas

Order Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae, Caluromyidae, Glironiidae

Didelphidae

American opossums

Caluromyidae

wooly possums

Glironiidae

bushy tailed possum

Order Paucituberculata

Family Caenolestidae

Caenolestidae

shrew opossums

Order Microbiotheria

monito del monte

Order Dasyuromorphia

Thylacinidae, Myrmecobiidae, Dasyuridae

Thylacinidae

Tasmanian wolf/tiger/thylacine (extinct)

Myrmecobiidae

Numbat or Banded Anteater

Dasyuridae

Marsupial mice, tasmanian devil, quoll

Order Peramelemorphia

families Paremelidae and Thylacomyidae

Peramelidae

bandicoots and echymiperas

Thylacomyidae

bilbies

Order Notoryctemorphia

Family Notoryctidae

Notoryctidae

marsupial or golden moles

Order Diprotodontia

Koalas, Wombats, Kangaroos, Australian possums

Suborder Vombatiformes

Phascolarctidae and Vombatidae

Phascolarctidae

koala

Vombatidae

Wombats

Suborder Macropodiformes

Potoroidae, Macropodidae, Hypsiprymnodontidae

Potoroidae

potoroos, bettongs

Macropodidae

kangaroos and wallabies

Hypsiprymnodontidae

musky rat-kangaroo

Suborder Phalangeriformes

Phalangeridae Burramyidae Acrobatidae Pseudocheiridae Petauridae Tarsipedidae

Phalangeridae

cuscuses, brushtail possums

Burramyidae

pygmy possums

Acrobatidae

feathertail glider

Pseudocheiridae

ringtail possums

Petauridae

gliders, striped possums

Tarsipedidae

honey possum