#metatherian primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
supertype: #mammal any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
subtype: #marsupial__pouched_mammal__pouchedmammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
subtype: #opossum__possum nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
subtype: #common_opossum__Didelphis_virginiana__Didelphis_marsupialis omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
subtype: #crab-eating_opossum South American opossum
subtype: #opossum_rat__opossumrat terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
subtype: #bandicoot any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous
subtype: #rabbit-eared_bandicoot__rabbit_bandicoot__bilby__Macrotis_lagotis bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit
subtype: #kangaroo any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
subtype: #giant_kangaroo__giantkangaroo__great_gray_kangaroo__Macropus_giganteus very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas
subtype: #wallaby__brush_kangaroo__brushkangaroo any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored
subtype: #common_wallaby__Macropus_agiles height 30 inches
subtype: #hare_wallaby__kangaroo_hare small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth
subtype: #nail-tailed_wallaby__nail-tailed_kangaroo small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail
subtype: #rock_wallaby__rock_kangaroo slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas
subtype: #pademelon__paddymelon small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea
subtype: #tree_wallaby__tree_kangaroo arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length
subtype: #musk_kangaroo__Hypsiprymnodon_moschatus small kangaroo of northeastern Australia
subtype: #rat_kangaroo__ratkangaroo__kangaroo_rat any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos
subtype: #potoroo Australian rat kangaroos
subtype: #bettong short-nosed rat kangaroo
subtype: #jerboa_kangaroo__kangaroo_jerboa brush-tailed rat kangaroo
subtype: #phalanger__opossum__possum small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
subtype: #cuscus woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and North Australia
subtype: #brush-tailed_phalanger__Trichosurus_vulpecula bushy-tailed phalanger
subtype: #flying_phalanger__flying_opossum__flying_squirrel nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
subtype: #flying_mouse tiny flying phalanger
subtype: #koala_bear__koalabear__koala__kangaroo_bear__native_bear__Phascolarctos_cinereus sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
subtype: #wombat burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
subtype: #dasyurid_marsupial__dasyurid small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
subtype: #dasyure any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
subtype: #eastern_dasyure__Dasyurus_quoll a variety of dasyure
subtype: #native_cat__Dasyurus_viverrinus carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
subtype: #thylacine__Tasmanian_wolf__Tasmanian_tiger__Thylacinus_cynocephalus rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
subtype: #Tasmanian_devil__ursine_dasyure__Sarcophilus_hariisi small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
subtype: #pouched_mouse__pouchedmouse__marsupial_mouse__marsupialmouse__marsupial_rat__marsupialrat any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats
subtype: #numbat__banded_anteater__anteater__Myrmecobius_fasciatus small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
subtype: #pouched_mole__pouchedmole__marsupialmole__Notoryctus_typhlops small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole
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