Wombat: A short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupial that is native to Australia. Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Subclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Vombatidae There are three species of wombats: The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the Southern hairy-nosed wombat(Lasiorhinus latifrons), and the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii). ...
Kangaroo: a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus Kangaroos belong to the Macropodidae family, which means ‘big foot’ in Latin. This is in reference to the species’ unusually large hind feet. The species known as kangaroos ...
Scientists are only recently starting to delve into the complexities of koala communication, and how these forms of communication influence the animal's social structure. Dr. Bill Ellis, head of the Koala Ecology Group at The University of Queensland, discusses his research in the field.
