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Diprotodontia

Diprotodontia is an order in the class Mammalia. This database currently files 2 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 11 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
11
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Diprotodontia?

2 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Macropodidae

    red kangaroo

    1 species

  2. Phascolarctidae

    koala

    1 species

Best-known members of Diprotodontia

Ranked by popularity score.

VU, Vulnerable
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Phascolarctidae

How threatened is Diprotodontia?

1 of 2 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable1100%

Where is Diprotodontia recorded?

Species on file in this order with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

United States of America: 2 speciesRussia: 1 speciesNorway: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesGermany: 2 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 2 speciesUnited Kingdom: 1 speciesJapan: 2 species
  • None on record
  • 1
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia2
  2. Japan2
  3. United States2
  4. Germany2
  5. Netherlands1
  6. Northern Mariana Islands1
  7. Nigeria1
  8. Norway1
  9. New Zealand1
  10. Russia1
  11. United Kingdom1

All species in Diprotodontia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
KoalaPhascolarctos cinereusPhascolarctidaeVulnerableNot recorded10
Red kangarooMacropus rufusMacropodidaeNot recordedNot recorded5