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No. The only similarity between a kangaroo and an opossum is the fact that they are both marsupials. This means they are both pouched mammals.
However, the kangaroo belongs to the family Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae.
What else can I help you with?
What is the opossum's relative?
The koala, kangaroo and other Australian marsupials are distantly related to the opossum.
What do both the kangaroo and the opossum have in common that you didn't know?
They're both marsupials.
Who is the opossums closest relatives?
A baby opossum is called a joey. They look a little bit like mice.
What is a marsupial called that has a pointed nose an grey-brown fur?
This would apply to many marsupial species. An opossum is one. Potoroo: A rat Kangaroo.
What animal looks like a kangaroo but has a pig like nose and large ears?
Hares and jackrabbits.
What do you calls animal that carries young in its pounch?
An animal like the opossum and kangaroo that carry their young in a pouch after birth, is called a marsupial. (marr-SOOP-ee-uhl)
What animal is native to Australia and is nocturnal?
Most of the animals native to Australia are marsupials, and almost all of them are nocturnal. Nocturnal native Australian animals are:some sixty species of kangaroo, including wallaroo, potoroo, pademelon, rufous rat-kangaroo and wallaby (note: the rat-kangaroo is quite different to the kangaroo rat of North America)koalawombatpossum (not opossum)gliderpotoroobandicoot, including the bilbyquokkaquollTasmanian Devilphascogaledunnartcuscusbettongnabarlekantechinusnative hopping mouse
Which kinds of mammals have baby pouches?
Marsupials have baby pouches. Kangaroos, wallabies, possums, and some others.
Is a pig a marsupial?
Yes a Guinea Pig is a mammal with a backbone, Making it a vertebrate.
What is the closest living relative of the Kangaroo that eats grubs eggs flowers and fruit and also lives in North America and reproduces sexually?
The closest living relative of the Kangaroo that fits the description provided is the wallaby. Wallabies also belong to the same family as kangaroos (Macropodidae) and are native to Australia and surrounding areas. In North America, a similar species that consumes grubs, eggs, flowers, and fruits and reproduces sexually is the Virginia opossum.
What nocturnal animals are native to Australia?
Most of Australia's native animals are marsupials, and almost all of them are nocturnal. Nocturnal native Australian animals are:some sixty species of kangaroo, including wallaroo, potoroo, pademelon, rufous rat-kangaroo and wallaby (note: the rat-kangaroo is quite different to the kangaroo rat of North America)koalawombatpossum (not opossum)gliderpotoroobandicoot, including the bilbyquokkaquollTasmanian Devilphascogaledunnartcuscusbettongnabarlekantechinusnative hopping mouse
What do the red kangaroo's teeth and body parts look like?
there body and teeth are alike because there red kangaroos and there mamles
