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Marsupials
Comprised of 9 orders, 23 families, and around 330 species, with the exception of opossums, the majority of marsupials are found in Central and South America, Australia, and Asia. Immediately after birth the young crawl to the mother's nipples and remain attached to them while continuing their development.
859 Questions
Is a Tasmanian pademelon a carnivore?
No. All pademelons are herbivores. They are smallish members of the kangaroo family.
The introduced Red Fox and feral cats have contributed significantly to the numbat being endangered. Other species that eat the numbat include the Little Eagle, Brown Goshawk, Collared Sparrowhawk, and the Carpet Python.
The dingo is a predator of the numbat, while another native predator is the western quoll, a carnivorous marsupial.
What are the factors effecting the survival of the spotted cuscus?
The Spotted Cuscus is thriving. It's not endangered. It has almost no predators, and it can adapt well. Humans are inhabiting parts of its habitat, and some hunt it, but this will not endanger it anytime in the near future.
What are animals with pouches called?
It is called a maripul. (Not sure if that's the right spelling)
Marsupials. ^^
Is the deer indigenous to North America?
The Whitetail Deer and the Mule deer are native Americans and when Europeans came they numbered about 50 million animals.
What is the difference between a pademelon and a paddymelon?
The pademelon is an Australian marsupial, and a small member of the kangaroo family.
A paddy melon is a wild vine fruit found in outback Australia.
What baby animals get carried in their mothers pouch?
Most (not all) species of marsupials carry their young in a pouch. These animals include kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos, bandicoots, possums, Tasmanian devils, koalas, wombats, quolls, quokkas and many other species.
Do marsupials have very short periods of development inside the mother's body?
Yes. Marsupials are characterised by their periods of development inside the mother's body. They are born tiny and undeveloped, hairless and blind, and must make their way to the mother's pouch before they can continue their development. They spend much longer in the pouch than in the mother's body.
What Australian marsupials eat insects?
Australian marsupials which eat insects as part of their diet include:
- bandicoots
- marsupial moles
- kowaris
- mulgaras
- antechinuses
- dibblers
- kalutas
- kultarrs
- planigales
- dunnarts
- phascogales
