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Kangaroo joey inside the pouch Female eastern grey kangaroo with mature joey in pouch. The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials, monotremes [1] [2] [3] (and rarely in the males as in the yapok [4] and the extinct thylacine); the name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".
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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]
Articles about diseases and disorders which affect mammals. ... Marsupial diseases (3 P) P. Primate diseases (1 C, ... Alopecia in animals; B.
Articles relating to diseases of marsupials. Pages in category "Marsupial diseases" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in a pouch . Well-known marsupials include kangaroos , wallabies , koalas , opossums , wombats , Tasmanian devils , and the extinct thylacine .
A rare marsupial joey is exploring life outside its mother’s pouch for the first time at a North Carolina zoo. The North Carolina Zoo, located in Asheboro, welcomed a new healthy bettong joey to ...
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