KoalaFamily:Phascolarctidae

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KoalaFamily:Phascolarctidae

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WombatFamily:Vombatidae

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WombatFamily:Vombatidae

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Eastern Pygmy PossumFamily:Burramyidae

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Brushtail PossumFamily:Phalangeridae

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Brushtail PossumFamily:Phalangeridae

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Brushtail PossumFamily:Phalangeridae

With baby in pouch.
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Brushtail PossumFamily:Phalangeridae

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Ringtail PossumFamily:Pseudocheiridae

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Ringtail PossumFamily:Pseudocheiridae

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Ringtail PossumFamily:Pseudocheiridae

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Sugar GliderFamily:Petauridae

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Sugar GliderFamily:Petauridae

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Sugar GliderFamily:Petauridae

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Sugar GliderFamily:Petauridae

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Honey Possum (Noolbenger)Family:Tarsipedidae

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Feathertail GliderFamily:Acrobatidae

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Feathertail GliderFamily:Acrobatidae

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Musky Rat KangarooFamily:Hypsiprymnodontidae

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Bettong Family:Potoroidae

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Long-nose Potoroo Family:Potoroidae

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Long-nose Potoroo joeyFamily:Potoroidae

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Kangaroo with joey in pouchFamily:Macropodidae

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Kangaroos "boxing" Family:Macropodidae

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Kangaroo Family:Macropodidae

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Kangaroo Family:Macropodidae

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11 Families, 143 Species
Koala, wombat, possums, gliders, kangaroos
Australian region
Lower incisors project forward, no lower canines
12 g to 90 kg.

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