Marsupials of the world - Wildlife in the Habitats and the Fossil sites

Marsupials of the world - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

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The followings are extinct marsupials excavated and extant marsupials in the world. The extant marsupials lives mostly in Australia and South America. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species, and the habitat in extant species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordate

Subphylum Vertebra

Infraphylum Gnathostomata (Jawed vertebrates)

Class Mammal

Subclass Theria (Wild animal)

Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials)

Primitive marsupial

Sinodelphys

(130～125 Mya)

Order Deltatheroida (Basal marsupials)
Primitive marsupial Deltatheridium (83.5～70.6 Mya)
Order Yalkaparidontia (Australian marsupials; 93.5～65.5 Mya)
Primitive marsupial Yalkaparidon (23～16 Mya)

Superorder Ameridelphia

Order Didelphimorphia (Opossum; 99.6 Mya～)

		Primitive opossum	Alphadon (99.6～65.5 Mya)
		Opossum	Water Opossum (Central and South America; Stripe), White-eared Opossum (South America), Lutrine Opossum (South America), Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum (Peru), Brown Four-eyed Opossum (South and Central America), Sepia Short-tailed Opossum (South America)
		Woolly opossum	Derby's Woolly Opossum (Central America), Black-shouldered Opossum (Andes), Bushy-tailed Opossum (South America)

Order Paucituberculataria (Shrew Opossum; 65.5 Mya～)
Primitive Shrew Opossum Argyrolagus (5.33～1.8 Mya)
Shrew opossum Grey-bellied Shrew Opossum (Ecuador・Peru), Peruvian Shrew Opossum (Andes), Long-nosed Shrew Opossum(Chile)

Superorder Australidelphia

Order Microbiotheria (Monito del Monte)
Monito del monte Colocolo (Chile)

Order Dasyuromorphia (Quoll, Dunnart, Numbat; 55.8 Mya～)

		Thylacinidae	Nimbacinus (23～16 Mya), Tasmanian Tiger (0.126 Mya～AD1936)
		Dasyuridae Dasyurinae	Crest-tailed Mulgara (Australia), Kowari (Australia), New Guinean Quoll (New Guinea; Spotted), Three-striped Dasyure (New Guinea), Speckled Dasyure (New Guinea), Southern Dibbler (Australia), Tasmanian Devil (Tasmania), Fawn Antechinus (Australia), Red-tailed Phascogale (Australia)
		Dasyuridae Sminthopsinae	Kultarr (Australia), Wongai Ningaui (Australia), Fat-tailed Dunnart (Australia), Paucident Planigale (Australia)
		Numbat	Numbat (Australia)

Order Peramelemorphia (Bandicoot, Bilby)

		Bilby	Greater Bilby (Australia; Long ears)
		Chaeropodidae	Pig-footed Bandicoot (2.5 Mya～AD1950s)
		Bandicoot	Northern Brown Bandicoot (Australia), Western Barred Bandicoot (Australia), Giant Bandicoot (New Guinea), Long-nosed Spiny Bandicoot (New Guinea), Mouse Bandicoot (New Guinea), Ceram Bandicoot (Indonesia)
		Yaralidae	Riversleigh Tube-nosed Bandicoot (23.3～10.4 Mya)

Order Notoryctemorphia (Marsupial mole)
Marsupial mole Southern Marsupial Mole (Australia)

Order Diprotodontia (Koala, Wombats, Possum, Kangaroos; 23.03 Mya～)

		Marsupial lion	Wakaleo (11.61～5.33 Mya), Thylacoleo (5.33～0.01 Mya)
		Palorchestidae	Palorchestes (11.61～0.01 Mya; Ancient leaper)

Suborder Vombatiformes (Koala, Wombats)

		Koala	Riversleigh Rainforest Koala (16～10 Mya), Phascolarctos stirtoni(2.588～0.01 Mya), Koala (Australia)
		Wombat	Phascolonus (2～0.01 Mya; １．６m), Common Wombat (Australia), Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Australia)
		Diprotodontidae	Zygomaturus (5.33～0.01 Mya), Diprotodon (0.126～0.01 Mya; ３m)

Suborder Phalangeriformes (Possum, Kangaroos)

Superfamily Phalangeroidea (Possum)

		Cuscus	Talaud Bear Cuscus (Indonesia), Ground Cuscus (New Guinea), Common Spotted Cuscus (New Guinea; Spotted), Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus (Indonesia), Common Brushtail Possum (Australia), Scaly-tailed Possum (Australia)
		Pygmy Possum	Mountain Pygmy Possum (Australia), Long-tailed Pygmy Possum (New Guinea・Australia)

Superfamily Petauroidea (Glider, Possum)

		Honey Possum	Honey Possum (Australia)
		Petauridae	Great-tailed Triok (Australia), Leadbeater's Possum (Australia), Sugar Glider (Australia)
		Pseudocheiridae	Greater Glider (Australia), Common Ringtail Possum (Australia), Green Ringtail Possum (Australia)
		Acrobatidae	Feathertail Glider (Australia), Feather-tailed Possum (New Guinea)

Superfamily Macropodiformes (Kangaroo, Wallaby)

		Kangaroo Sthenurinae	Nambaroo(15.97 to 11.61 Mya), Sthenurus (5.33～0.01 Mya; ３m), Procoptodon (1.81～0.01 Mya; ３m), Simosthenurus (1.81 to 0.01 Mya), Banded Hare-wallaby (Australia)
		Kangaroo Macropodinae	Goodfellow’s Tree-kangaroo (New Guinea), White-striped Dorcopsis (New Guinea), Spectacled Hare-wallaby (Australia), Red Kangaroo (Australia), Short-eared Rock-wallaby (Australia), Tasmanian Pademelon (Tasmania), Swamp Wallaby (Australia)
		Rat-kangaroo	Rufous Rat-kangaroo (Australia), Eastern Bettong (Tasmania), Long-nosed Potoroo (Australia)
		Musky Rat-kangaroo	Killer kangaroo (11.61～5.33 Mya), Musky Rat-kangaroo (Australia)

Order Sparassodonta (South american marsupials; 54～6.8 Mya)
Carnivorous marsupial Borhyaena (20～15 Mya), Cladosictis (17.5～16.3 Mya), Borhyaenidium (9～6.8 Mya), Thylacosmilus (8～2 Mya)

Infraclass Eutheria (Placentals; all mammals included except for the above)
- Clade Atlantogenata
  - Group I Afrotheria (Tenrec, Hyrax, Elephant, Sea-cow)
  - Group II Xenarthra (Armadillo, Anteater, Sloth, Groud sloth)
- Clade Boreoeutheria
  - Group III Euarchontoglires (Primate, Rabbit, Rodent)
  - Group IV Laurasiatheria (Whale, Even-toed ungulate, Odd-toed ungulate, Bat, Carnivora)