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What group does a wombat come from?
A wombat is in the marsupial order Diprotodontia.
How are kangaroos and koalas related other than marsupial?
They are in the same order, Diprotodontia.
What order of marsupial includes the cuscus?
The cuscus belongs to the order Diprotodontia and is a member of the family Phalangeridae, which includes the possums.
What is the largest order of marsupials?
The largest order of marsupials is the Diprotodontia and it consists of about 137 species in 13 families. Diprotodontia include:kangaroos (including wallabies, wallaroos, potoroos, rat-kangaroos, etc)possumskoalaswombats
What type of marsupials are ring tailed possums?
Ringtail possums belong to the Order Diprotodontia and the Suborder Phalangeriformes.
What marsupial eat dead animals?
All marsupials except the order Diprotodontia eat various kinds of invertebrates, usually arthropods. Dasyurids eat small vertebrates as well, and the bigger Dasyurids, such as the Tasmanian Devil, eat large vertebrates.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Brush-tailed possums?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Trichosurus spp.
Is a wombat and numbat considered cousins?
No. Wombats and numbats are both marsupials, but they do not belong to the same marsupial order or family. The wombat's order is Diprotodontia and its family is Vombatidae. The numbat is classified in its own family, and has no close relatives. Its order is Dasyuomorphia and its family is Myrmecobiidae.
What is the scientific name for the Diprotodon?
The scientific name for the extinct animal known as the Diprotodon is Diprotodon optatum. Otherwise known as a giant wombat, this animal is the one from which the order 'Diprotodontia' was derived. Diprotodontia encompasses marsupials such as wombats, koalas, kangaroos and possums (but not opossums, which are of a different order).
What does Arboreal marsupial mean?
Arboreal means tree-dwelling.Herbivorous means feeding entirely on plant matter and vegetation.A marsupial is a pouched animal.Therefore, "arboreal herbivorous marsupial" means a marsupial that lives in trees and feeds on plants. An example would be the koala.
What does arboreal herbivorous marsupial mean?
Arboreal means tree-dwelling.Herbivorous means feeding entirely on plant matter and vegetation.A marsupial is a pouched animal.Therefore, "arboreal herbivorous marsupial" means a marsupial that lives in trees and feeds on plants. An example would be the koala.
What does the name bandicoot mean?
A bandicoot is a small ratlike marsupial.
