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Koala

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Characteristic features: Tree-dwelling, eucalyptus leaf diet, thick fur. Native region: Eastern and southern Australia.

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Quokka

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Characteristic features: Short-tailed wallaby, friendly nature, nocturnal. Native region: Southwestern Australia.

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Quoll

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Characteristic features: Carnivorous diet, spotted fur, mainly nocturnal. Native region: Australia and New Guinea.

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Antechinus

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Characteristic features: Mouse-like appearance, is semelparous, insectivorous diet. Native region: Australia.

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Brush-tailed Phascogale

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Characteristic features: Bushy tail, insectivorous diet, tree-nesting. Native region: Woodlands and forests of Australia.

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Bilby

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Characteristic features: Large ears, burrowing lifestyle, omnivorous diet. Native region: Deserts of Australia.

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Tree Kangaroo

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Characteristic features: Arboreal habits, strong forelimbs, long tails. Native region: Rainforests of New Guinea, far northeastern Queensland, and nearby islands.

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Tiger Quoll

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Characteristic features: Largest mainland marsupial carnivore, spotted fur, sharp teeth. Native region: Australia.

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Greater Glider

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Characteristic features: Gliding possum, large ears, nocturnal. Native region: Eucalypt forests of Eastern Australia.

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Wombat

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Characteristic features: Burrowing, cube-shaped feces, nocturnal. Native region: Southeastern Australia, including Tasmania.

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Kangaroo

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Characteristic features: Large hind legs, hopping locomotion, females have pouches for offspring. Native region: Australia.

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Numbat

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Characteristic features: Termites diet, diurnal, long sticky tongue. Native region: Western Australia.

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Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger)

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Characteristic features: Striped back, dog-like appearance, pouch in both sexes. Native region: Tasmania, Australia (extinct).

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Sugar Glider

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Characteristic features: Gliding membrane, nocturnal, omnivorous. Native region: Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia.

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Bandicoot

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Characteristic features: Pointed snout, omnivorous, long hind legs. Native region: Australia and New Guinea.

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Leadbeater's Possum

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Characteristic features: Agile climber, social family units, nocturnal. Native region: Central Victoria, Australia.

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Tasmanian Devil

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Characteristic features: Black fur, strong bite, scavengers. Native region: Tasmania.

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Wallaby

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Characteristic features: Similar to kangaroos but smaller, varied diets, hopping. Native region: Australia, particularly in areas with more vegetation.

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Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby

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Characteristic features: Colorful markings, rock-dwelling, strong hind legs. Native region: Rocky outcrops of Australia.

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Spotted-tail Quoll

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Characteristic features: Spotted coat, carnivorous diet, agile climber. Native region: Eastern Australia.

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Musky Rat-kangaroo

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Characteristic features: Smallest kangaroo species, potoroid body shape, diurnal. Native region: Rainforests of Northeastern Queensland, Australia.

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Tasmanian Pademelon

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Characteristic features: Small forest wallaby, thick fur, short tail. Native region: Tasmania and formerly mainland Australia.

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Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

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Characteristic features: One of the rarest large mammals, large nocturnal herbivore, very specific habitat requirements. Native region: A small area in Epping Forest National Park, Queensland, Australia.

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Platypus

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Characteristic features: Duck-bill, venomous spur on males, electrolocation. Native region: Eastern Australia and Tasmania.

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Echidna

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Characteristic features: Spiny anteaters, long tongue, electrolocation. Native region: Australia, New Guinea.

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