Diprotodontia

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Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marsupial order
order
taxon
class Mammalia
commonName diprotodonts
describedBy Oldfield Thomas
diet herbivorous
distinguishedBy diprotodont dentition (two large lower incisors)
distinguishedFrom Dasyuromorphia
Peramelemorphia
distribution Australasian region
linked to: Australasian realm
fossilRange Oligocene to Recent
hasCharacteristic marsupial reproduction with pouch in females
primarily herbivorous diet
syndactylous second and third toes on hind feet
two large, forward-projecting lower incisors
hasEcologicalRole major herbivores in Australasian ecosystems
hasFeature short gestation and prolonged lactation
hasMember bettongs
gliders
honey possum
kangaroos
koalas
musky rat-kangaroo
possums
potoroos
wallabies
wombats
includesExtinctTaxon Diprotodon
Palorchestes
Zygomaturus
includesFamily Acrobatidae
Burramyidae
Hypsiprymnodontidae
Macropodidae
Petauridae
Petauroidea (superfamily-level grouping often treated within Diprotodontia)
linked to: Diprotodontia

Phalangeridae
Phascolarctidae
linked to: Vombatiformes

Potoroidae
Pseudocheiridae
Tarsipedidae
Vombatidae
includesSpeciesWithDiet browsing
folivorous
grazing
nectarivorous
includesSuborder Macropodiformes
Phalangeriformes
Vombatiformes
includesTaxon Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
linked to: Hypsiprymnodontidae

Lasiorhinus krefftii
Lasiorhinus latifrons
Macropus
linked to: red kangaroo

Notamacropus
Osphranter
Petaurus breviceps
Phascolarctos cinereus
Tarsipes rostratus
Trichosurus vulpecula
Vombatus ursinus
infraclass Marsupialia
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Australia
New Guinea
nearby Australasian islands
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMode viviparous
scientificName Diprotodontia
superorder Australidelphia
taxonRank order
yearDescribed 1888

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red kangaroo order Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia scientificName Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia includesFamily Petauroidea (superfamily-level grouping often treated within Diprotodontia)
linked to: Diprotodontia
Macropodidae order Diprotodontia
Osphranter rufus order Diprotodontia
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat order Diprotodontia
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo order Diprotodontia
swamp wallaby order Diprotodontia
eastern grey kangaroo order Diprotodontia
Mammalia includesOrder Diprotodontia
Marsupialia contains Diprotodontia
Australidelphia includes Diprotodontia
Pseudocheiridae order Diprotodontia
Petauridae order Diprotodontia
Burramyidae order Diprotodontia
Hypsiprymnodontidae order Diprotodontia
Osphranter order Diprotodontia
Notamacropus order Diprotodontia
Vombatus ursinus order Diprotodontia
Lasiorhinus latifrons order Diprotodontia
Dendrolagus order Diprotodontia
Potoroidae order Diprotodontia
Onychogalea order Diprotodontia
Setonix order Diprotodontia
Wallabia order Diprotodontia
Vombatiformes order Diprotodontia
Vombatiformes higherClassification Diprotodontia
Acrobatidae order Diprotodontia
Trichosurus vulpecula order Diprotodontia
Tarsipes rostratus order Diprotodontia
Phalangeriformes parentTaxon Diprotodontia
Macropodiformes parentTaxon Diprotodontia
Macropodiformes order Diprotodontia
Zygomaturus order Diprotodontia
Lagorchestes order Diprotodontia
Phalangeridae order Diprotodontia
Phalangeridae belongsToClade Diprotodontia
Thylogale order Diprotodontia
Vombatidae order Diprotodontia
Tarsipedidae order Diprotodontia
Phascolarctos cinereus order Diprotodontia
Diprotodon order Diprotodontia
Macropus order Diprotodontia
parma wallaby order Diprotodontia
Lasiorhinus order Diprotodontia
Tammar wallaby order Diprotodontia
subject linked to: Tammar wallabies
Bennett’s wallaby order Diprotodontia
red-necked pademelon order Diprotodontia