The existing mammals can be divided into two broad categories, namely protozoa and the subclass, of which the subclass of theropods is divided into the lower order of the posterior mammals and the lower order of the true beasts.
The protozoa subclass is the most primitive of mammals, represented by platypus and echidnas; the order of the true beasts is the largest, and cats, dogs, cattle, sheep and humans are members of the order of the beasts; and the subclass of the beasts is older than the order of the beasts, more "advanced" than the subclass of the beasts, representing the animals are various marsupials.
There are many species of marsupials, some of which are well known: kangaroos, wombats, koalas ( koalas ), honey possums , etc. In recent years , the popular Internet red short-tailed dwarf kangaroos , and even the extinct thylacine ( Tasmanian tiger ) are well known.
Today I have selected 7 kinds of less famous but distinctive marsupials to explain to you.
Red wallaby Macropus rufus
Tasmanian devils have a very domineering nickname, called Tasmanian Devil.
Most of the badgers in the name are not very annoying, although the size is not very large, but the temper is usually very grumpy. For example, the famous "flat-headed brother" honey badger and Wolverine's prototype wolverine are all grumpy old brothers in the animal kingdom, and the existence of hob meat is quite unpleasant.
Tasmanian devil's temper is not good, and muscular, a tendon in the brain, can make a harsh sound, we see a lot of Tasmanian devil video data pictures are this guy grinning teeth looking for a fight, the years of quiet good pictures are relatively few, such as the following picture.
Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii
The appearance of the bag anteater is actually not very similar to the traditional anteater, but the appearance is also very distinctive, with black and white stripes on the body, most of the body is gray-brown, and the snout is slender.
The staple food of the bag anteater is termites, which are very small, so the bag anteater spends most of the day looking for food, which looks very hurried.
Like anteaters, bag eaters also have developed submandibular glands and slender tongues that can stick many termites at once and send them into their mouths, which is also a common feature of almost all anteates and belongs to convergent evolution.
Myrmecobius fasciatus
The Tasmanian Devil is more similar in appearance to rats, the size of a domestic cat, but it is a more ferocious, meat-based omnivore that can hunt larger animals than itself, and even dare to grab food from Tasmanian Devils (sometimes it is difficult to protect itself).
To be fair, the East Pocket Ferret is still quite cute just by looking at the appearance, with big eyes and ears that look very clever, and there are white spots on the body. The Eastern Macerian is currently an endangered (EN) species that once disappeared from human sight, leading people to think it was extinct, but later wild populations were discovered and protected.
East Marsupial Dasyurus viverrinus
You may have heard of the honey bag shrew, which is a popular pet in the pet industry today, and is characterized by its ability to glide. So today we don't talk about honey bag shrews, but about other bags, such as Ritchie's bag shrews.
Belonging to the same family, the appearance of the Lee's bag shrew is similar to that of the honey bag shrew, but the color is slightly different, and it looks more low-key, rather than the clear black, white and gray tricolor of the honey bag shrew.
The Rhizoptery possum also has no wing membranes on either side of its body, so it cannot glide, but is very good at jumping between trees.
Mr. Toshibukuro Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
The full name of the Sulawesi bag cat is Sulawesi, although it is called a bag cat, but it is a possum family, and it does not look like a cat, but more like a bear, so its English name literal translation is "Sulawesi bear possum", which is quite appropriate.
The Sulus takuya has round eyes, small ears, and two light-colored eyebrows, looking like a depressed but middle-aged villain who is unwilling, resentful, and wants to make a comeback.
The Sioux Island Marsupial is an arboreal animal that is under threat and is currently a vulnerable (VU) species.
Su Island bag cat Ailurops ursinus
The rabbit kangsuit, also known as the rabbit-eared possum, also looks strange, like a collection of jerboas, shrews and rabbits, which does not look very powerful, weak and weak.
In fact, the rabbit possum is a small omnivore of nocturnal, mainly eating worms, insects, spiders, small reptiles, fungi, plant roots, fruits and other foods, almost do not actively drink water, can get enough water from food.
A pair of large ears can help the possum to pay attention to changes in the surrounding environment at any time at night, so as to detect food or natural enemies in time.
Rabbit bag beaver Macrotis lagotis
The broom-tailed possum is not well-known in the country, but in Australia and New Zealand, it is a very famous animal that is very much hated by the natives, and its status is equivalent to that of the raccoon in the eyes of the natives of North America, known as the bandits of Oceania.
The English name of the broom-tailed possum is rushtail possum, which literally translates as the brush-tail possum, and the locals sometimes omit the direct name possum.
Broom-tailed possums are very adapted to human society, are very good at sneaking through doors to pick locks to steal things, rummaging through garbage cans is commonplace, and will fight on the rooftops of residents in the middle of the night.
Australia also does not allow private hunting of broom-tail possums (New Zealand does not care), you need to call the regular agencies to catch, after the capture of the broom-tail possum within 24 hours to put the broomtail possum within a radius of 50 meters, if you catch it yourself, you must also release it within a day, or not more than 50 meters.
The Australian people are bitter...
Broom-tailed possum Trihosurus vulpecula