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Local animals in this group:
marsupials
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marsupial mammals
Metatheria
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Infraclass
Metatheria
marsupial mammals
Metatheria: pictures (66)
Metatheria: specimens (126)
Order
Dasyuromorphia
dasyuroid marsupials and marsupial carnivores
Order
Didelphimorphia
marsupials
Didelphimorphia: information (1)
Didelphimorphia: pictures (25)
Didelphimorphia: specimens (115)
Family
Didelphidae
American opossums
Didelphidae: information (2)
Didelphidae: pictures (25)
Didelphidae: specimens (115)
Subfamily
Didelphinae
American opossums
Didelphinae: pictures (25)
Didelphinae: specimens (99)
Species
Didelphis virginiana
virginia opossum
Didelphis virginiana: information (1)
Didelphis virginiana: pictures (23)
Didelphis virginiana: specimens (34)
Order
Diprotodontia
kangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives
Diprotodontia: pictures (41)
Diprotodontia: specimens (11)
Order
Microbiotheria
monito del monte
Order
Notoryctemorphia
marsupial moles
Order
Paucituberculata
shrew opossums
Order
Peramelemorphia
bandicoots and bilbies