Southern Downs MarsupialsWallabia bicolor

Approximately two-thirds of the 330 plus species Marsupials live in Australia, the other third live mostly in South America.

Australian Marsupials include many well known animals that include quolls, Tamanian devil, numbats, dunnarts, antechinus, bilbies, bandicoots, kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koalas, and wombats to name a few.

Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Eastern Grey Kangardoo with joey in the pouch, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Subclass: Marsupialia

Footnote & References

  1. Marsupialia, Marsupials, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/602afec4-950f-4961-9ad0-74793be8efbf
  2. Marsupials (Infraclass Marsupialia), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/848319-Marsupialia
  3. What is a marsupial?, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-marsupial/
  4. Many thanks for confirmation of ID to Backyards for Biodiversity SEQ Inc, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1781462865517256/user/100081022405809/

Southern Downs MarsupialsWallabia bicolor

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