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Marsupial: 19 Families, 85 Genera, 334 species.
(1) Acrobatidae [feathertail glider & feather-tailed possums , 2 genera, 2 species];
(2) Burramyidae [pygmy possoms, 2 genera, 5 species];
(3) Caenolestidae [shrew opossums , 3 genera, 7 species];
(4) Didelphidae [opossums, 19 genera, 103 species];
(5) Dasyuridae [dunnnarts, quolls, Tasmanian devil, 15 genera, 75 species];
(6) Hypsiprymnodontidae [musky rat-kangaroo, 1 genus, 1 species];
(7) Macropodidae [kangaroo, quokka, wallabi, and etc, 11 genera, 61 species];
(8) Microbiotheriidae [monito del monte, 1 genus, 1 species];
(9) Myrmecobiidae [numbat, 1 genus, 1 species];
(10) Notoryctidae [marsupial moles, 1 genus, 2 species];
(11) Peramelidae [bandicoots, 6 genera, 20 species];
(12) Petauridae [striped and Leadbeater's possum, gliders, 3 genera, 11 species];
(13) Phalangeridae [brushtail possoms and cuscuses , 6 genera, 28 species];
(14) Phascolarctidae [koalas, 1 genus, 1 species];
(15) Pseudocheiridae [ringtailed possums, 6 genera, 17 species];
(16) Potoridae [potoroos, bettongs, rat kangaroos, 3 genera, 8 species];
(17) Tarsipedidae [honey possum, 1 genus, 1 species];
(18) Thylacomyidae [bilbies, 1 genus, 2 species];
(19) Vombatidae [wombats, 2 genera, 3 species].
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