What kinds of foods do marsupials eat?

Answer 1

The great majority of marsupials are nocturnal, finding their food at night.

Many are also crepuscular, as well as nocturnal. Crepuscular means they look for their food at dawn and dusk. Kangaroos are an example of crepuscular marsupials.

Only the numbat is a truly diurnal marsupial.

Answer 2

Marsupial refers to many different sorts of animal, most (not all) of which have a pouch in which they rear their babies. As there are many different sorts of marsupial they eat different things.

Marsupials may be carnivorous, herbivorous or omnivorous. The carnivorous marsupials (dasyurids) include animals such as the Tasmanian devil and quoll. Smaller dasyurids eat a variety of both vertebrates and invertebrates. These include animals such as dibblers, planigales, phascogales and dunnarts.

Most marsupials, such as the large family of kangaroos (including wallabies, wallaroos and pademelons) are herbivorous, feeding on grasses and vegetation.

Some smaller marsupials such as bandicoots and gliders are omnivorous, feeding on a mix of insects, seeds, nectar and fruit.

The numbat is an Australian marsupial which does not have a pouch. It feeds exclusively on termites and ants.

Answer 3

The kind of food marsupials eat vary according to the species.

'Marsupial' covers many different sorts of animal, most (not all) of which have a pouch in which they rear their babies. As there are many different sorts of marsupial they eat different things. Marsupials may be carnivorous, herbivorous or omnivorous, or any of e variations in between.

The carnivorous marsupials (dasyurids) include animals such as the Tasmanian devil and quoll. Smaller dasyurids are aggressive creatures which eat a variety of both vertebrates and invertebrates. These include animals such as dibblers, planigales, phascogales and dunnarts.

Most marsupials, such as the large family of kangaroos (including wallabies, wallaroos and pademelons) are herbivorous, feeding on grasses and vegetation. Wombats and koalas are also herbivorous, and the koala is a specialist feeder, eating only eucalyptus leaves and flowers.

Some smaller marsupials such as bandicoots and gliders are omnivorous, feeding on a mix of insects, seeds, nectar and fruit.

The numbat is an Australian marsupial which does not have a pouch. Regarded as an insectivore, it feeds exclusively on termites and ants.