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There are many more than two Australian marsupials. The vast majority of marsupial species are concentrated in Australia.
Among the marsupials that can be found in the wild in Australia are:
- wallaby
- kangaroo
- wallaroo
- potoroo
- bettong
- bandicoot
- bilby
- cuscus
- numbat
- koala
- Tasmanian devil
- wombat
- possum (not related at all to the North American opossum)
- glider
- marsupial mice, including phascogale, kowari, ningaui, antechinus, dunnart
- kultarr
- quokka
- quoll
- marsupial mole
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What Australian marsupials eat insects?
Australian marsupials which eat insects as part of their diet include:bandicootsmarsupial moleskowarismulgarasantechinusesdibblerskalutaskultarrsplanigalesdunnartsphascogales
Does a wombat migrate?
No. No native Australian marsupials migrate.
Do numbats swim?
No. Numbats do not migrate. No native Australian marsupials migrate. Some species are semi-nomadic, but the numbat is not.
Do Bilbies hibernate?
No. Only one or two species of Australian marsupials hibernate, and these are only those found in alpine areas.
What Australian marsupial has a purple tongue?
There do not seem to be any Australian marsupials with a purple tongue. There is a reptile, the Eastern blue-tongued lizard, which has a vivid blue-purple tongue, but no marsupials have this feature.
How are American mammals different from Australian mammals?
Most Australian mammals are marsupials unlike American mammals.
The kangaroo and the koala are what?
The kangaroo and the koala are both native Australian marsupials.
What Australian animals were affected by the First Fleet?
Marsupials were taken for food.
Was there an Australian war against marsupials which were attacking villages during the 1900s or late 1800s?
No. There is no such significant event in Australian history.
What is Australian name for arboreal marsupial?
Arboreal marsupials in Australia include:koalaquollphascogalepossumglider
What has the author N A Wakefield written?
N. A. Wakefield has written: 'Australian marsupials'
Is the numbat Australian?
Yes. Numbats are small marsupials unique to Western Australia.
