List of monotremes and marsupials explained
The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg-laying mammals (yinotherians or monotremes - see also Australosphenida), and mammals which give live birth (therians). The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (metatherians or marsupials), and placental mammals (eutherians, for which see List of placental mammals). Classification updated from Wilson and Reeder's "Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference" using the "Planet Mammifères" website.[1]
Subclass Prototheria (the monotremes)
Order Monotremata (monotremes, egg-laying mammals)
Infraclass Metatheria (marsupials)
Order Didelphimorphia (American opossums)
- Family Didelphidae (opossums)
- Family †Thylacinidae
- Family Myrmecobiidae
- Family Dasyuridae
- Subfamily Dasyurinae
- Tribe Dasyurini
- Tribe Phascogalini
- Genus Antechinus
- Tropical antechinus, (Antechinus adustus)
- Agile antechinus, (Antechinus agilis)
- Silver-headed antechinus, (Antechinus argentus)
- Black-tailed antechinus, (Antechinus arktos)
- Fawn antechinus, (Antechinus bellus)
- Yellow-footed antechinus, (Antechinus flaviceps)
- Atherton antechinus, (Antechinus godmani)
- Cinnamon antechinus, (Antechinus leo)
- Swamp antechinus, (Antechinus minimus)
- Buff-footed antechinus, (Antechinus mysticus)
- Brown antechinus, (Antechinus stuartii)
- Subtropical antechinus, (Antechinus subtropicus)
- Dusky antechinus, (Antechinus swainsonii)
- Tasman Peninsula Dusky antechinus, (Antechinus vandycki)
- Genus Murexia
- Subgenus Micromurexia
- Subgenus Murexechinus
- Subgenus Murexia
- Subgenus Paramurexia
- Subgenus Phascomurexia
- Genus Phascogale
- Subfamily Sminthopsinae
- Genus Sminthopsis
- Subgenus Antechinomys
- Subgenus Ningaui
- Subgenus Sminthopsis
- S. crassicaudata species-group
- S. macroura species-group
- S. granulipes species-group
- S. griseoventer species-group
- S. longicaudata species-group
- S. murina species-group
- S. psammophila species-group
- Genus Planigale
See main article: List of peramelemorphs.
Order Diprotodontia (diprotodont marsupials)
Suborder Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)
See main article: List of phalangeriformes.
Suborder Macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies)
See main article: List of macropodiformes.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Boudet Ch.. Planet' Mammiferes. Planet' Mammiferes. 2016-04-17 . 4.1 of 2013/12/23.