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Most marsupials have pouches, although some have just a flap of skin. Pouched marsupials include:
- kangaroo
- wallaroo
- wallaby
- Tasmanian devil
- koala
- possum
- glider
- some species of opossum
- pademelon
- wombat
- cuscus
- quokka
- quoll
- bettong
- tuan / phascogale
- planigale
- bandicoot
- bilby
- dunnart
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoMost marsupials carry their young in a pouch. The pouched marsupials include (among others) kangaroos, koalas, possums, Tasmanian devils, wombats, gliders, wallabies, quokkas, quolls, potoroos, bandicoots, dunnarts, phascogales, planigales, etc.
The numbat and the brown antechinus are non-pouched marsupials, while the swamp antechinus develops just a flap of skin for a pouch during breeding season. The kultarr and kowari also have just a fold of skin.
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∙ 16y agoGenerally, they are just called pouches, but a more technical term is marsupium.
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∙ 11y agoThe kangaroo's pouch, or the pouch of any marsupial, is known as a marsupium.
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∙ 14y agoGenerally it's just called a pouch.
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What is another name for the pouch?
A marsupial's pouch is the marsupium.
What origin is the name marsupial?
Marsupial comes from the Latin word marsupium, which means pouch.
What is an anatomical pouch called?
If the question is referring to the pouch of a marsupial, its proper name is marsupium.
Whats the name of a stuffed animal that you can stuff its body into the front pouch?
If it has a pouch, it must be a marsupial.
What is the name of the pouch sugar gliders have?
Any marsupial's pouch (including that of the sugar glider) is called a marsupium.
What is the relationship between kangaroo and marsupial?
A marsupial is an animal that has a pouch. A kangaroo has a pouch so it is considered a marsupial. A kangaroo uses the pouch to carry their young after they give birth.
What is a marsupium?
Marsupium is the proper name for the pouch of a marsupial such as a kangaroo or a koala.
Is the giraffe a marsupial?
NO. a marsupial carries it young in a pouch.
Did the marsupial lion have a pouch?
Most, but not all, marsupials have a pouch. The marsupial lion is now extinct but fossil evidence indicate sit did have a pouch.
What is pouch mammal?
A "Marsupial".
What is another word for kangaroo pouch?
Marsupium is the pouch of a female marsupial.
Does a marsupial go to its fathers pouch?
Only female marsupials have pouches. The males, or fathers, do not have a pouch. The only male marsupial which had a pouch was the now-extinct Thylacine, sometimes known as the Tasmanian tiger. This marsupial male had a pouch to protect its reproductive parts, and was not for the purpose of nurturing the young joeys.
