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The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg-laying mammals (yinotherians or monotremes - see also Australosphenida), and mammals which give live birth (therians). 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.

Subclass Prototheria (the monotremes)

Order Monotremata (monotremes, egg-laying mammals)

Subclass Theria

Infraclass Metatheria (marsupials)

Order Didelphimorphia (American opossums)

Opossum 2
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
  • Family Didelphidae (opossums)
    • Subfamily Caluromyinae
    • Subfamily Glironiinae
    • Subfamily Hyladelphinae
      • Genus Hyladelphys
        • Kalinowski's mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii)
    • Subfamily Didelphinae
      • Tribe Metachirini
      • Tribe Didelphini
      • Tribe Thylamyini
        • Genus Chacodelphys
        • Genus Cryptonanus
        • Genus Gracilinanus
          • Aceramarca gracile opossum (Gracilinanus aceramarcae)
          • Agile gracile opossum (Gracilinanus agilis)
          • Wood sprite gracile opossum (Gracilinanus dryas)
          • Emilia's gracile opossum (Gracilinanus emilae)
          • Northern gracile opossum (Gracilinanus marica)
          • Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus)
        • Genus Lestodelphys
        • Genus Marmosops (slender opossum)
          • Bishop's slender opossum (Marmosops bishopi)
          • Narrow-headed slender opossum (Marmosops cracens)
          • Creighton's slender opossum (Marmosops creightoni)
          • Dorothy's slender opossum (Marmosops dorothea)
          • Dusky slender opossum (Marmosops fuscatus)
          • Handley's slender opossum (Marmosops handleyi)
          • Tschudi's slender opossum (Marmosops impavidus)
          • Gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus)
          • Panama slender opossum (Marmosops invictus)
          • Junin slender opossum (Marmosops juninensis)
          • Neblina slender opossum (Marmosops neblina)
          • White-bellied slender opossum (Marmosops noctivagus)
          • Little spotted slender opossum (Marmosops ocellatus)
          • Delicate slender opossum (Marmosops parvidens)
          • Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis)
          • Pinheiro's slender opossum (Marmosops pinheiroi)
        • Genus Thylamys (fat-tailed mouse opossum)
      • Tribe Marmosini
        • Genus Tlacuatzin
          • Gray mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens)
        • Genus Marmosa (mouse opossum)
        • Genus Monodelphis (short-tailed opossum)
          • Subgenus Minuania
            • Ronald's opossum (Monodelphis ronaldi)
            • Chestnut-striped opossum (Monodelphis rubida)
            • Reig's opossum (Monodelphis reigi)
            • Long-nosed short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis scalops)
            • Yellow-sided opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata)
            • Red three-striped opossum (Monodelphis umbristriata)
          • Subgenus Monodelphis
            • Sepia short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis adusta)
            • Amazonas short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis amazonica)
            • Northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana)
            • Arlindo's opossum (Monodelphis arlindoi)
            • Northern red-sided opossum (Monodelphis brevicaudata)
            • Gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)
            • Emilia's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis emiliae)
            • Gardner's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis gardneri)
            • Amazonian red-sided opossum (Monodelphis glirina)
            • Handley's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis handleyi)
            • Ihering's three-striped opossum (Monodelphis iheringi)
            • Pygmy short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis kunsi)
            • (Monodelphis macae)
            • Marajó short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis maraxina)
            • Obscure short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis obscura)
            • Osgood's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi)
            • Hooded red-sided opossum (Monodelphis palliolata)
            • (Monodelphis pinocchio)
            • Santa Rosa opossum (Monodelphis sanctaerosae)
            • Southern red-sided opossum (Monodelphis sorex)
            • Southern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis theresa)
            • One-striped opossum (Monodelphis unistriata)

Order Paucituberculata

Order Microbiotheria (monito del monte)

Order Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)

Order Dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores)

Thylacinus
Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

Order Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)

  • Family Thylacomyidae
  • Family Peramelidae
  • Family †Chaeropodidae
  • Family Peroryctidae (New Guinean bandicoots)
    • Subfamily Peroryctinae
      • Genus Peroryctes: New Guinean long-nosed bandicoots
        • Giant bandicoot, (Peroryctes broadbenti)
        • Raffray's bandicoot, (Peroryctes raffrayana)
    • Subfamily Echymiperinae
      • Genus Echymipera: New Guinean spiny bandicoots
        • Long-nosed spiny bandicoot, (Echymipera rufescens)
        • Clara's spiny bandicoot, (Echymipera clara)
        • Menzies' spiny bandicoot, (Echymipera echinista)
        • Common spiny bandicoot, (Echymipera kalubu)
        • David's spiny bandicoot, (Echymipera davidi)
      • Genus Microperoryctes : New Guinean mouse bandicoots
        • Papuan bandicoot, (Microperoryctes papuensis)
        • Subgenus Microperoryctes
          • Mouse bandicoot, (Microperoryctes murina)
        • Subgenus Ornoryctes
          • Eastern striped bandicoot, (Microperoryctes ornata)
          • Western striped bandicoot, (Microperoryctes longicauda)
          • Arfak pygmy bandicoot, (Microperoryctes aplini)
      • Genus Rhynchomeles

Order Diprotodontia (diprotodont marsupials)

Suborder Vombatiformes (wombats and koalas)
Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums and gliders)
  • Superfamily Phalangeroidea
  • Superfamily Petauroidea
    • Family Pseudocheiridae
      • Subfamily Hemibelideinae
        • Genus Hemibelideus
        • Genus Petauroides
          • †New Guinea greater glider (Petauroides ayamaruensis)
          • Southern greater glider (Petauroides volans)
          • Northern greater glider (Petauroides minor)
          • Central greater glider (Petauroides armillatus)
      • Subfamily Pseudocheirinae
      • Subfamily Pseudochiropsinae
        • Genus Pseudochirops
          • D'Albertis' ringtail possum (Pseudochirops albertisii)
          • Green ringtail possum (Pseudochirops archeri)
          • Plush-coated ringtail possum (Pseudochirops corinnae)
          • Reclusive ringtail possum (Pseudochirops coronatus)
          • Coppery ringtail possum (Pseudochirops cupreus)
    • Family Petauridae
      • Subfamily Dactylopsilinae
        • Genus Dactylopsila
          • Subgenus Dactylonax
            • Long-fingered triok (Dactylopsila palpator)
          • Subgenus Dactylopsila
            • (Dactylopsila kambuayai)
            • Great-tailed triok (Dactylopsila megalura)
            • Tate's triok (Dactylopsila tatei)
            • Striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)
        • Genus Gymnobelideus
      • Subfamily Petaurinae
    • Family Tarsipedidae
    • Family Acrobatidae
Suborder Macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies)

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