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Featured Article: Numbat

Numbat is an Australian marsupial with distinctive striped coloring. See more »

Cuscus

Cuscus, KUHS kuhs, is a possum that lives on the northern tip of Australia and in New Guinea and nearby islands.

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Dunnart

Dunnart is a mouselike marsupial that lives on the ground in deserts and other arid places.

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Feather-tail gliders

Feather-tail gliders, also known as pygmy gliders, are the smallest marsupials able to make gliding flights.

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Glider

Glider is a type of possum that lives in forests in New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia.

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Marsupial

Marsupial is a mammal whose young are born in an extremely immature state.

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Marsupial mouse

Marsupial mouse is the name European settlers gave to various small Australian mammals.

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Numbat

Numbat is an Australian marsupial with distinctive striped coloring.

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Pademelon

Pademelon, PAD ee mehl uhn, is a small kind of wallaby.

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Parma wallaby

Parma wallaby is a small, rare relative of the kangaroo.

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Quokka

Quokka is a small wallaby with a short tail, small feet, and short ears that barely project above its long fur.

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Quoll

Quoll is a small, spotted mammal that lives in the forests of New Guinea and Australia, including Tasmania.

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Sugar glider

Sugar glider is a small Australian marsupial that can glide up to 164 feet (50 meters) between one tree and another.

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Tammar

Tammar is an extremely small kind of wallaby.

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Wallaroo

Wallaroo, also called the euro, is a large marsupial of the kangaroo family.

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