Diprotodontia

E27684

marsupial order order taxon

Diprotodontia is a large order of marsupial mammals, including kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats, primarily native to Australia and nearby regions.

Aliases (1)

Petauroidea (superfamily-level grouping often treated within Diprotodontia) ×1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marsupial order → order → taxon →
class	Mammalia →
commonName	diprotodonts →
describedBy	Oldfield Thomas →
diet	herbivorous →
distinguishedBy	diprotodont dentition (two large lower incisors) →
distinguishedFrom	Dasyuromorphia → Peramelemorphia →
distribution	Australasian region →
fossilRange	Oligocene to Recent →
hasCharacteristic	marsupial reproduction with pouch in females → primarily herbivorous diet → syndactylous second and third toes on hind feet → two large, forward-projecting lower incisors →
hasEcologicalRole	major herbivores in Australasian ecosystems →
hasFeature	short gestation and prolonged lactation →
hasMember	bettongs → gliders → honey possum → kangaroos → koalas → musky rat-kangaroo → possums → potoroos → wallabies → wombats →
includesExtinctTaxon	Diprotodon → Palorchestes → Zygomaturus →
includesFamily	Acrobatidae → Burramyidae → Hypsiprymnodontidae → Macropodidae → Petauridae → Petauroidea (superfamily-level grouping often treated within Diprotodontia) → Phalangeridae → Phascolarctidae → Potoroidae → Pseudocheiridae → Tarsipedidae → Vombatidae →
includesSpeciesWithDiet	browsing → folivorous → grazing → nectarivorous →
includesSuborder	Macropodiformes → Phalangeriformes → Vombatiformes →
includesTaxon	Hypsiprymnodon moschatus → Lasiorhinus krefftii → Lasiorhinus latifrons → Macropus → Notamacropus → Osphranter → Petaurus breviceps → Phascolarctos cinereus → Tarsipes rostratus → Trichosurus vulpecula → Vombatus ursinus →
infraclass	Marsupialia →
kingdom	Animalia →
nativeTo	Australia → New Guinea → nearby Australasian islands →
phylum	Chordata →
reproductiveMode	viviparous →
scientificName	Diprotodontia →
superorder	Australidelphia →
taxonRank	order →
yearDescribed	1888 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bennett’s tree-kangaroo → Macropodidae → Osphranter rufus → Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat → red kangaroo → swamp wallaby →	order
Diprotodontia ("Petauroidea (superfamily-level grouping often treated within Diprotodontia)") →	includesFamily
Diprotodontia →	scientificName