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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) marsupials wombat common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) dunnart (Sminthopsis) Eastern gray kangaroos long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth
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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
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See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth
Learn how the movements of the fetal tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) shortly...
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Which mammals have the shortest and longest gestations
Learn how the length of gestation varies among animals such as elephants and opposums.
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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus). The home range of this species spans much...
© Anup Shah—Photodisc/Thinkstock
koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) with its baby on its back in a eucalyptus...
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marsupials
Selected Australian marsupials.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
wombat
Wombat (family Vombatidae). The three living species of wombats are marsupial mammals...
JJ Harrison (http://www.noodlesnacks.com/)
common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis). The common opossum is native to...
Robert J. Ellison—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
Spotted-tailed quoll, or native cat (Dasyurus maculatus). The species is...
Hans and Judy Beste/Ardea Photographics
dunnart (Sminthopsis)
Dunnart (Sminthopsis), a marsupial mouse. The species can be found in Australia...
Hans and Judy Beste—Ardea Photographics
Eastern gray kangaroos
Eastern gray kangaroos (Macropus giganteus), also known as forester kangaroos.
© Bernhard Richter/Shutterstock.com
long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
Long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta). The species can be found in the...
Warren Garst—Tom Stack and Associates
Diprotodon
Diprotodon, an extinct species of giant wombat that inhabited Australia...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
(Left) Researchers working on Seymour Island, where the fossil of a marsupial was...
Courtesy of William J. Zinsmeister
mammal phylogeny
Mammal phylogeny.
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parallel evolution of marsupial and placental mammals
Parallel evolution of marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals on other...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Tree of life illustrating the three-domain classification of life-forms
The tree of life according to the three-domain system of biological classification.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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