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Page 1: Classi˜cation: Marsupials · MAMMALS FLYING FOXES & BATS RABBITS & HARES POUCHED ANIMALS MAMMALS PLACENTAL ANIMALS. MAMMALS PLACENTAL MAMMALS MARSUPIALS MONOTREMES Are endothermic

Classi�cation:Marsupials

Page 2: Classi˜cation: Marsupials · MAMMALS FLYING FOXES & BATS RABBITS & HARES POUCHED ANIMALS MAMMALS PLACENTAL ANIMALS. MAMMALS PLACENTAL MAMMALS MARSUPIALS MONOTREMES Are endothermic

Marsupials

Marsupials are mammals.

There are about 334 species of marsupials.

Most marsupials are native to Australia.

Page 3: Classi˜cation: Marsupials · MAMMALS FLYING FOXES & BATS RABBITS & HARES POUCHED ANIMALS MAMMALS PLACENTAL ANIMALS. MAMMALS PLACENTAL MAMMALS MARSUPIALS MONOTREMES Are endothermic

MARSUPIALS

MONOTREMES PRIMATES

WHALES, DOLPHINS & PORPOISES

RODENTS

ELEPHANTS

SIRENS

SEALS & WALRUSES

EVEN TOED ANIMALS

HERBIVORES

ODD TOED ANIMALS

CARNIVORES

CANINE (DOGS)

BEARS

FELINE (CATS)

(retractable claws) (non-retractable claws)

INSECT EATERS

TOOTHLESSMAMMALS

FLYING FOXES &BATS

RABBITS &HARES

POU

CHED

AN

IMA

LS

PLACENTAL ANIMALSMAMMALS

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MAMMALS

PLACENTAL MAMMALS MARSUPIALS MONOTREMES

Are endothermic (warm-blooded)Give birth to live young.Have mammary glands that produce milk for their young.Have body hair.Have three middle ear bones.

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MARSUPIALS

Give birth to undeveloped young.Feed young milk from mammary glands.Have a marsupium (pouch) to carry their developing young.

NATIVE TO:South America, Central America and North America

NATIVE TO:Australian continent, New Guinea and neighbouring Islands

99 marsupial species, mainly opossums.

235 marsupial species, great diversity of species.