Diprotodontia
Sign in to saveDiprotodontia () is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
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Diprotodontia is the largest group of living marsupials, containing about 155 species such as kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koalas, and wombats. This order matters because it includes many of the most recognizable marsupials alive today, and understanding it helps us learn about marsupial diversity both past and present, including extinct giants like Diprotodon and the powerful Thylacoleo.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
雙門齒目（学名：Diprotodontia）又稱袋鼠目，属脊索动物门哺乳纲，是一個包含約120種有袋類動物的目，其中有袋鼠、沙袋鼠、無尾熊與袋熊等。此外還有一些已滅絕的類群，如雙門齒科（Diprotodontidae）與袋獅科（Thylacoleonidae）。 雙門齒目中幾乎全部都是草食動物，少數屬於食蟲動物與雜食動物，不過這些食性可能是原來的草食者經過適應後的結果。雙門齒目生活於澳大利亞，已知最早的化石屬於漸新世。在大約5萬年前，早期人類到達澳大利亞之後，許多大型的雙門齒目逐漸滅絕。
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Diprotodontia () is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".
==Characteristics== thumb|The prominent mandibular central incisors characteristic of the diprotodonts are evident in this Kangaroo Island western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus)