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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)
  • possums
  • koalas
  • wombats
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