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Subclass Prototheria


Order Monotremata


Family Ornithorhynchidae


Platypus

Subclass Prototheria


Order Monotremata


Family Tachyglossidae


Short-nosed Echidna

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Didelphimorphia


Family Didelphidae


Didelphis virginiana



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Diprotodontia


Family Macropodidae


Kangaroo

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Diprotodontia


Family Pseudocheiridae


Greater Glider



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Diprotodontia


Family Potoroidae


Rufous rat-kangaroo

Subclass theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Diprodtodontia


Family Petauridae


(lesser gliding possums)


Sugar Glider

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Didelphimorphia


Family Didelphidae


Virginia Opossum


Didelphis virginiana



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Diprotodontia


Family Phascolarctidae


Koala



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Scandentia


Family Tupaiidae


Tree Shrew



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Talpidae


(Eastern Mole)


Scalopus aquaticus

(Porous Palate) 

(Porous Palate)

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Macroscelidea


Family Macroscelididae


Elephant Shrew



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Talpidae (Eastern Mole)


Scalopus aquaticus



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Talpidae (Eastern Mole)


Scalopus aquaticus



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Erinaceidae


Africna Hedgehog



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eurtheria


Order Dermoptera


Family Cynocephalidae


Colugo


(Flying Lemur)

(small)

(small)

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Macroscelidea


Family Macroscelididae


Elephant Shrew

(Small) 

(Small)

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Soricidae


Subfamily Soricinae (Red-toothed Shrew)


(Least Shrew)


Cryptotis parva

(Bigger) 

(Bigger)

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Eutheria


Order Eulipotyphla


Family Soricidae


Subfamily Soricinae (Red-toothed Shrew)


(Northern & Southern Short-tailed shrews)


Blarina brevicauda



Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Didelphimorphia


Family Didelphidae


Didelphis virginiana

Subclass Theria


Infraclass Metatheria


Order Didelphimorphia


Family Didelphidae


Didelphis virginiana

Key Features of:


Subclass Theria;


Infraclass Metatheria;


Order Diprotodontia

Lower incisors jut up high.

Key features of Monotremes:


(Subclass Prototheria;


Order Monotremata)

No teeth

Key features of Marsupials:


(Subclass Theria;


Infraclass Metatheria)

Angular process that projects in sharply